HB 1516 — allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

HB 1516-FN - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED SESSIONBY 26-2337THE 07/06 HOUSE BILL12Mar2026... 1516-FN AN ACT requiring municipalities to produce pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

0610h SESSION 26-2337 07/06 HOUSE BILL 1516-FN AN ACT allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

HB 1516-FN - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED 26-2337BY 07/06THE STATEHOUSE OF12Mar2026... NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT requiring municipalities to produce pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

0610h 26-2337 07/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

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(1) A pie chart showing the following categories of taxation and their rates, if any, labeled with percentages of the total:

state education, school, city or town, county, and precinct or HB 1516-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE - Page 2 - village district.

If more than one school district is supported by the municipality, the chart shall show state education and school tax rates for each district.

(2) A 10-year line graph of approved appropriations for each category listed in subparagraph (1), including a label or table with the dollar amount for each year.

(3) Links to the disclosure of state funding received reported pursuant to RSA 32:5-d for the municipality and each school district supported by the municipality.

(4) A link to the most recent city or town report.

(5) Links to minutes of meetings where the most recent budgets were adopted, including the annual county meeting, the annual meeting or council meeting for the town or city, and the annual meetings of school and village districts supported by the municipality, if any.

(6) Links to approved budgets for each political subdivision listed in subparagraph (4) and details of any adopted tax cap, local tax cap, or budget cap for each subdivision.

LBA 26-2337 12/3/2503/17/2026 HB 1516-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2026-0610h) AN ACT requiringallowing municipalities to producevote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

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This bill requires towns and cities to update property tax bills to include pie charts, bar graphs, and QR codes and show how local tax dollars are being spent.

The New Hampshire Municipal Association states this bill may cost towns and cities less than $10,000 to update their tax bill format to meet new rules.

If the changes make tax bills longer or require four-color printing, it could lead to ongoing increases in printing and mailing costs.

The actual cost depends on the size of the municipality, with larger towns likely spending more due to the higher volume of tax bills.

NewNone Hampshire Municipal Association