SB 643 — (Second New Title) requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps and requiring municipalities to hold a public hearing and conduct a roll call vote when seeking to override a tax or spending cap.
NH 2026 session · introduced 2026-03-12
Sponsors (6)
- Kevin A. Avard (R, NH-12) — sponsor
- Timothy Lang (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- John Sellers (R, NH-10) — cosponsor
- Liz F Barbour (R, NH-35) — cosponsor
- Keith R. Murphy (R, NH-16) — cosponsor
- Victoria Sullivan (R, NH-18) — cosponsor
Action timeline (17)
- · senate — Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1
- · senate — Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:30 am; SC 3
- · senate — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0781s, 03/05/2026; Vote 3-2; CC; SC 8
- · senate — SB 643 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
- · senate — Committee Amendment # 2026-0781s, AF, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
- · senate — Sen. Lang Floor Amendment # 2026-0958s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
- · senate — Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0958s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
- · senate · ROLLCALL — Senate roll-call vote — 16 yea / 8 nay (Ought to Pass w/Amendment)
- · house — Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 8
- · house — Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 11:00 am GP 154
- · house — Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 154
- · house — Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1812h 05/05/2026 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 19 P. 28
- · house — Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- · house — Amendment # 2026-1812h (NT): AA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- · house — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1812h: MA RC 164-150 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 164 yea / 150 nay (OTPA)
- · senate — Sen. Gray Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Municipal and County Government | — | nh-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin A. Avard (R, state_upper NH-12) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | John Sellers (R, state_lower NH-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Keith R. Murphy (R, state_upper NH-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Liz F Barbour (R, state_lower NH-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Timothy Lang (R, state_upper NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Victoria Sullivan (R, state_upper NH-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Municipal and County Government · nh-leg