allowing organizations to file for property tax exemptions once and receive those exemptions unless and until a town assessor finds the organization ineligible for an exemption.
HB 1756 allows qualifying organizations (including religious, educational, charitable groups, and veterans associations like the American Legion) to submit a single application for property tax exemptions instead of filing annually. Once approved, exemptions remain in effect permanently unless a town assessor later determines the organization no longer qualifies. The bill requires annual field reviews by local assessors to verify ongoing eligibility and mandates organizations to provide updated documentation at least every five years (or annually if requested). This replaces the current system where exemptions must be re-verified each year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Dec 17, 2025
Signed Jul 10, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made. The diff reflects only the standard transition from an adopted bill to its chaptered form as a session law: section numbers were renumbered to the chapter format (e.g., 1 became 240:1), the fiscal note was removed (it is not part of enacted law), and approval/effective dates were added at the end.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers changed from sequential (1, 2, 3) to chapter-based format (240:1, 240:2, 240:3), which is standard when a bill is enrolled as a chapter in the session laws.
The fiscal note section (including estimated political subdivision impact and methodology) was removed, as fiscal notes are legislative process documents not included in the final enacted text.
TIMELINE
Approval date (July 02, 2026) and effective date (August 31, 2026) were added at the end of the document, consistent with the 60-day effective period stated in the bill.
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Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Jul 10, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 240; eff. 8/31/2026
lower
May 21, 2026
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1374s (Rep. Pauer): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 21
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 7-0; CC; SC 17
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1374s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-1374s, AA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1374s, 04/16/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 31
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/17/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 25
lower
Dec 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 34
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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