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HB1708 Relative to statewide education property taxes and other tax revenues.

Education In Committee Auto-scored

Relative to statewide education property taxes and other tax revenues.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

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Your Wallet

Education funding reform could redistribute property tax burden more equitably, helping property-poor communities with crushing school taxes.

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Your Community

Addresses court-ordered education funding equity, ensuring all NH children have access to adequate education regardless of town wealth.

5
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Your Freedom

Tax structure change with no direct personal freedom implications.

Status

Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

Voted Yes

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Voted No

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Sponsor

Mark Vallone (D)

The Short Version

Would reform the statewide education property tax (SWEPT) and other revenue sources for education funding. NH has been under court orders to fix its unconstitutionally inequitable education funding system, and SWEPT reform is central to that effort.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Property-poor communities with high education tax rates
  • ▲ Students in underfunded school districts
  • ▲ Towns struggling to meet adequate education standards

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Property-wealthy communities that may see tax increases
  • ▼ Taxpayers in towns currently benefiting from the inequitable system

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.

Special Order 2026-03-12
Failed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

2R + 154D
Voted Yea (156)
189R + 6D
Voted Nay (195)
22
Absent
19
Not voting
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Voted Yea (156)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (154)

Voted Nay (195)

Republicans (189)
Democrats (6)
Absent (22)

Dale Swanson (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Spillane (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Joseph Hamblen (R) , Linda Haskins (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Robert Harb (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Thomas Buco (D)

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