New Hampshire SB 489: altering the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals.

Bill Text

SB 489 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

02/05/2026 0346s

2026 SESSION

 26-2054

 08/06

SENATE BILL 489

AN ACT altering the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals.

SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Rep. Sirois, Hills. 32; Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35

COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 This bill alters the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/05/2026 0346s 26-2054

 08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT altering the appointment process for the board of tax and land appeals.

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

 1 Board of Tax and Land Appeals; Appointment; Term; Chairman. Amend RSA 71-B:2 to read as follows: 

 71-B:2 Appointment; Term; Chairman. The members of the board shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor and council, rather than fixed terms. The governor and council shall appoint one member as chairman to serve in that capacity for the duration of his or her term. The executive council shall hold a hearing prior to confirmation according to the procedures under RSA 4:44. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.