HB199: relative to tax relief information contained on a property tax bill.

HB 199 – AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0562

10/09

HOUSE BILL 199

AN ACT relative to tax relief information contained on a property tax bill.

SPONSORS: Rep. Jones, Straf 24; Rep. Sad, Ches 1; Rep. Beaudoin, Straf 9; Rep. Leeman, Straf 23; Rep. Cordelli, Carr 4; Rep. Hannon, Straf 25; Rep. Ferreira, Hills 28; Rep. Berube, Straf 18; Rep. Sylvia, Belk 6; Rep. C. Chase, Ches 8; Sen. Cataldo, Dist 6; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Pierce, Dist 5; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bills adds a reference to the low and moderate income homeowners property tax relief to the information contained on a property tax bill.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0562

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to tax relief information contained on a property tax bill.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Property Tax Bill; Information. Amend RSA 76:11-a, II to read as follows:

II. The tax bill shall also contain a statement informing the taxpayer of the types of tax relief for which the taxpayer has the right to apply. The following statement shall be considered adequate:

“If you are elderly, disabled, blind, a veteran, or veteran’s spouse, are of low or moderate income, or are unable to pay taxes due to poverty or other good cause, you may be eligible for a tax exemption, credit, abatement, [or] deferral, or rebate. For details and application information, contact (insert title of local assessing officials or office to which application should be made).”

This statement shall be prominent and legible, and may either be printed on the tax bill itself, or on a separate sheet of paper enclosed with the tax bill. A municipality may in its discretion choose to include more detailed information about the eligibility criteria for different forms of tax relief, provided, however, that the information in the above statement shall be considered a minimum.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.