Bill > HB1516

This bill requires municipalities to enhance their property tax bills with detailed financial transparency information, starting April 1, 2027. Specifically, municipalities must include a link on their official website (or a physical location if no website exists) that provides comprehensive tax-related documents, including a pie chart breaking down tax rates by category (such as state education, school, city/town, county, and district taxes), a 10-year line graph showing approved appropriations for each tax category, a link to the most recent city or town report, links to meeting minutes where budgets were adopted, and links to approved budgets for each political subdivision. The tax bill may optionally include a QR code directing taxpayers to this detailed information. The bill aims to increase transparency by helping taxpayers understand how their tax dollars are allocated across different governmental entities. While implementing these changes is expected to cost municipalities less than $10,000 each, there might be additional expenses related to printing and formatting tax bills. The New Hampshire Municipal Association has been consulted about the potential implementation costs, and the information must be updated at least annually before year-end property tax bills are issued.

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https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1537&inflect=2