---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to municipal charter provisions for tax caps."
description: "relative to municipal charter provisions for tax caps."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 52"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 52 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin A. Avard"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8529c77-e500-47a0-966f-57895446fbd3"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0860&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "12934b464cbfdee854d761662c8e09b184acc60af827e88fa9148c1831e0f071"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 52 (2021) — relative to municipal charter provisions for tax caps.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2021-0710s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0710s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Reconsider — **171–201** (fail) · lower
- OTP — **195–177** (pass) · lower
- Indefinitely Postpone — **174–197** (fail) · lower
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **14–10** (pass) · upper
- Committee Amendment 0710s — **14–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. Avard — primary (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Pauer — cosponsor (person)
- Susan Homola — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-19** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Remote Hearing: 01/28/2021, 09:00 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 8
- **2021-03-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0710s, 03/18/2021; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Committee Amendment # 2021-0710s, RC 14Y-10N, AA; 03/18/2021; SJ 8
- **2021-03-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0710s, RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/18/2021; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 4 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** Public Hearing: 05/17/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91407870095 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-25** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 26 P. 27 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-25** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-06-04** Lay on Table (Rep. Maggiore): MF DV 186-186 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 5
- **2021-06-04** Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. Maggiore): MF RC 174-197 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 6
- **2021-06-04** Ought to Pass: MA RC 195-177 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 8 `passage`
- **2021-06-04** Reconsider (Rep. True): MF RC 171-201 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 21
- **2021-06-17** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 23
- **2021-06-17** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/10/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-06-22** Signed by the Governor on 06/21/2021; Chapter 0088; Effective 08/20/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8529c77-e500-47a0-966f-57895446fbd3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).