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House committee hears bill to require supermajority to override local tax caps
Summary
Lawmakers and municipal representatives debated House Bill 200, which would change the vote threshold for overriding a locally adopted tax cap from a simple majority to a three‑fifths majority and require secret ballot voting when an appropriation would exceed the cap.
Representative Diane Power, the bill's prime sponsor, told the House Municipal and County Government Committee that House Bill 200 would raise the threshold required to override a local tax cap from a simple majority to three fifths and require secret ballot voting when an appropriation would cause the tax effort to exceed the cap. Representative Power said the change would align rules for towns, village districts and school districts with a 2021 law that already requires a supermajority for city tax cap overrides and argued a higher bar was appropriate for spending that increases local property taxes.
The New Hampshire Municipal Association's representative,…
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