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Committee hears testimony on bill allowing municipalities to offer volunteer property tax credit for elderly, veterans
Summary
Sponsors and witnesses described a local-option property tax credit of up to $1,500 for qualifying volunteer hours by elderly residents and veterans; assessors warned the credit’s hour-by-hour structure could create administrative and software problems and shift tax burden if widely used.
The New Hampshire House Municipal and County Government Committee heard public testimony on Feb. 4 on House Bill 689, an enabling measure that would let municipalities adopt a property tax credit of up to $1,500 for volunteers who provide municipal services, targeted in the bill at elderly residents and veterans.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Marilyn Hemingway, introduced HB 689 as a local option aimed at helping municipalities with volunteer-run services while offering older adults and veterans an opportunity for community engagement and modest property-tax relief. "This bill benefits both the municipality, and the volunteer," Representative Hemingway said, adding the credit is an "enabling bill so the communities can choose to adopt or not to adopt."
Proponents said the credit would…
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