relative to tax impact notation on warrant articles with multi-year tax impacts.
HB 138 requires towns and cities to clearly state "multi-year tax impact" in warrant articles when a proposed tax measure affects budgets across multiple years. This applies directly to local governments preparing town meeting ballots, ensuring voters understand if a tax vote will impact future budgets. The key provision mandates adding this specific notation to warrant articles, making the long-term financial effect transparent. The bill was signed into law by Governor Ayotte on July 1, 2025, and takes effect August 30, 2025. It does not change tax rates or policies, only the required disclosure language for multi-year tax proposals.
Bill status
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all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 6, 2025
Signed Jul 3, 2025
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Total actions
13
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Committee
5
Jul 3, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/01/2025; Chapter 144; eff. 08/30/2025
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/08/2025; SJ 12
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/08/2025; Vote 3-2; CC; SC 20
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 10
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA DV 189-159 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 86
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/10/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 39
lower
Jan 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 7
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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