New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 6 R · 5 D cosponsors

SB 81 — increasing the annual real estate transfer tax revenue contribution and making an appropriation to the affordable housing fund.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

  2. Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8

  3. Sen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8

  4. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8

  5. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/20/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 13

  6. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  7. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 11

  8. Hearing: 01/28/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 7

  9. Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 404 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (404)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 81?
SB 81 is sponsored by David Watters (Democrat), Kevin Avard (Republican), Ruth Ward (Republican), Daniel Innis (Republican), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Howard Pearl (Republican), David Paige (Democrat), Tim McGough (Republican), Victoria Sullivan (Republican), and Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 81?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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