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HB1002 Repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.

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Repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

3

Overall Impact Score

Harmful

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

2
💰

Your Wallet

Solar system owners will face increased property tax liability on their installations, raising the long-term cost of solar adoption for affected residents.

6
🏘️

Your Community

Local tax bases will increase from previously exempt solar property, potentially boosting school and municipal revenue, though the magnitude depends on solar adoption rates.

4
⚖️

Your Freedom

Eliminating a tax incentive reduces the financial attractiveness of solar installation as a personal energy choice without directly restricting the right to install solar systems.

Status

Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 House Journal 16

Voted Yes

30 R + 157 D

Voted No

157 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Leonard Turcotte (R)

The Short Version

This bill eliminates the current property tax exemption for solar energy systems in New Hampshire, effective April 1, 2027. Residents who install solar panels will no longer receive tax relief on those systems, increasing their property tax burden.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Municipal and school district budgets (increased property tax base)
  • ▲ Residents who do not install solar (reduced need for tax base increases from other properties)

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Current and future solar system owners (increased property taxes on solar installations)
  • ▼ Households considering solar adoption (reduced financial incentive)

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 157 for , 30 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 157 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Table 2026-02-12
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

30R + 157D
Voted to Kill the Bill (187)
157R
Voted to Keep It Alive (157)
30
Absent
20
Not voting
Show all 394 individual votes

Voted Yea (187)

Republicans (30)
Democrats (157)

Voted Nay (157)

Republicans (157)
Absent (30)

Beth Richards (D) , Bill Boyd (R) , Brian Cole (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Meuse (D) , Dillon Dumont (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gregory Hill (R) , Harry Bean (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , John Hunt (R) , John MacDonald (R) , John Suiter (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Louis Juris (D) , Mark MacKenzie (D) , Mary Murphy (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , William Dolan (D)

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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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