requiring tax impact statements on municipal warrant articles.

HB 284 requires New Hampshire towns to include clear, standardized tax impact statements on all municipal budget voting items (warrant articles) that affect property taxes. Specifically, towns must add a line like "If this article passes, estimated tax impact of $X.XX per $1,000 property valuation" for each item, with multi-year impacts showing yearly estimates for up to five years. Towns must also provide a total tax impact summary on ballots if all tax-impacting items pass, phrased as "If all warrant articles with a tax impact pass, estimated tax impact of $X.XX per $1,000 property valuation." This directly affects towns (and their residents) by mandating transparent, consistent tax impact disclosures before voting. The bill is procedural, focusing on disclosure requirements, not changing tax rates or policies.