HB 739 New Hampshire House · 2025 Regular Session

relative to excess funds paid to municipalities for use in school districts.

HB 739 requires municipalities to send any excess statewide education property tax funds back to the state by March 15, 2027, for deposit into the education trust fund. This directly affects municipalities that receive these property tax payments for school district use. The bill's key provision sets a specific deadline for the first remittance of excess funds. It does not change how municipalities collect taxes but mandates returning unused portions to the state for educational funding. The policy change is a straightforward administrative requirement for local governments.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

14166
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 221
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic106
94 Yea 7 Nay 5
88% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican113
45 Yea 59 Nay 9
52% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 12, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/15/2025, Vote 8-0, CC; SC 21A
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/13/2025 and Referred to Finance; SJ 8
upper
Mar 13, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (141-66-14)
house
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 76
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0680h: MA RC 246-128 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 62
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-0680h (NT): AA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 62
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 64
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0680h (NT) 03/04/2025 (Vote 17-1; RC)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Full Committee Work Session: 02/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Full Committee Work Session: 02/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Vacated and Referred to Education Funding (Rep. Janigian): MA VV (in recess of) 02/04/2025 HJ 3 P. 28
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 3 P. 25
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Terry Spilsbury
Terry Spilsbury
RRepublican
NH
Sullivan 3