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The bill would take the portion of a community's education-related property tax revenue that exceeds a statutory adequacy threshold and remit it to the state. A committee presenter said the bill does not change the state's total education revenue but would add nearly $28.6 million to the education trust fund; the presenter said the bill's effective date in statute is July 1, 2025, with implementation deferred to the FY27 budget cycle so the remit requirement would kick in March 2027.

Municipal leaders and local officials testified in opposition. \"If the taxes that we're getting from that is then going to be sent to Concord instead of being able to stay and educate our population, it's going to be even harder to do that,\" Portsmouth Mayor Daigle McCarron said, warning that remitting swept dollars would make it harder for municipalities to support housing development and local services. Mark de Coto, Waterville Valley town manager and chair of Education Coalition Communities 2, said his coalition opposes the bill and that Waterville Valley would have to remit approximately $504,200—about 70% of swept dollars his town currently uses for education—under the formula discussed.

Jason Sorens of the American Institute for Economic Research said the proposal could create economic disincentives: he described the change as a form of \"property tax recapture\" that could depress property values in donor towns and encourage recipient towns to enact growth-control measures. \"Property tax recapture, as this bill would enact, would reduce property values in donor towns,\" Sorens told senators, and he warned the amounts at stake could grow if the state increases the education tax.

Opponents said the policy would reintroduce an unfair redistribution of local property tax revenue, reduce local control over education dollars, and force some towns to raise their local education portion of the property tax to make up remitted funds. Paul To Shane, project manager for the Town of Newington, said Newington would face a local tax increase of about $724,000 under the bill's formula.

Sponsors and proponents argue the change responds to court rulings in the Rand case and seeks to equalize tax treatment across municipalities; supporters in testimony noted that prior legislative and judicial activity raised questions about the current administration of the swept tax. The committee record includes testimony that different funding formulas considered by the legislature in recent sessions produce varying numbers of \"donor\" communities; one witness said the bill's formula would create 55 donor communities under the proposed per-pupil amount.

The public hearing record closed after dozens of in-person speakers; the committee reported one online signer in support and 52 online signers opposed. No committee vote on HB 739 was recorded in the transcript; senators did not indicate a committee recommendation in the hearing record provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Finance (04/01/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Finance Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 739, which would require municipalities to remit excess \"swept\" education-tax dollars to the Department of Revenue Administration, and heard extensive opposition from municipal leaders who said the change would harm local budgets and housing development.","taxTitle","Senate , Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",29500,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6619388,"Senate Finance Committee backs raising National Guard damage reimbursement cap to $1,000",324,180000,504000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2836323-e86940f4d5f0187556d316062388d52f&start=180&end=504","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2836323-e86940f4d5f0187556d316062388d52f/thumbnail_180000.jpg","/articles/6619388/New-Hampshire/Senate-Finance-Committee-backs-raising-National-Guard-damage-reimbursement-cap-to-1000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6619388-e0ae84b867927881dfde52cc30c19290/orig.mp4?Expires=1776093765&Signature=H7SqcYyxMA4P8gO69h~97MLrG25WLKHroJpUWVNiHczfvI7VLQg33Kmyl-p~DL2V3DJurE87q4jbsPgufZSRz6nXY5baofzTjfBEGLcIIyw9qy1FQV6DjwM9tmkwpSj--3F3xOMImEUJrb~YODTSAwiZ~bSMFBavf~~Vb91-Dct8wxMRN4-4bM9BmoR2P5CAEmS8kuU0v5phV4nINGShe2w7nlpviykFyrK9bZ8Fj~3I93dpBs4xC68vpyxwmLBvojpV~z0WsSn8a2~vuqJgM~f7YAtIidOmJoZdeywB6oTaGBFbOSgSF0Q41SToE6YljS9UwM6JoHfuIonOqJaRKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Finance Committee voted to recommend passage of House Bill 122, which would allow the National Guard Bureau to reimburse New Hampshire residents up to $1,000 per incident for property damage caused by Guard troops or vehicles, up from the current $500 limit.

Supporters told the committee the current $500 cap dates to 1981 and has not kept pace with costs. \"Essentially, what the bill says is that, if a National Guard troop or vehicle causes damage in some way, that the Guard Bureau would be authorized to reimburse the individual,\" Representative Jim Creighton said while introducing the bill on behalf of the National Guard Bureau.

The bill would make the state reimbursement limit $1,000 per incident and also update agency naming in statute from the \"department of the adjutant general\" to the \"department of military affairs and veteran services,\" a change supporters said reflects current agency organization. Kevin Grady, representing the State Veterans Advisory Committee, said he and the committee \"strongly support this bill\" and described the increase as a modest administrative improvement that would let the Guard resolve low-value claims quickly.

Senators asked about the fiscal impact and how claims would be funded. Committee members were told the expected fiscal impact is de minimis and, if funds are required, they would come from general funds appropriated to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. When asked how many claims exceed the current $500 cap, a witness estimated the number is small and \"under a hundred,\" but no exact count was provided to the committee record.

Following a short executive session on the bill, the committee approved a motion from Senator Birdsell, seconded by Senator Rosenwald, recommending the bill \"ought to pass\" and placed the measure on consent. The committee recorded the outcome as approved on consent; no roll-call tally was provided in the transcript.

The committee closed public testimony after noting one online support signup and no further on-site public testimony for this bill. The bill will proceed with the committee's recommendation to the full body, subject to further floor action.","The Senate Finance Committee recommended passage of House Bill 122 to raise the per-incident reimbursement for property damage caused by National Guard troops or vehicles from $500 to $1,000 and approved the measure on consent.","actionData","errors"]

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Municipal leaders urge rejection of House Bill 739, saying it would shift $28.6M in property tax 'swept' funds to state control

Senate Finance Committee backs raising National Guard damage reimbursement cap to $1,000