The State Ledger

New Hampshire policy, followed through to the outcome.

Legislation

HB 197 (2026)

A bill to restore a 7.5 percent state contribution toward employer pension costs for teachers, police officers and firefighters.

Bill
HB 197
Session
2026
Outcome
Killed in the House, January 7, 2026

2 analyses

Analyses

Explainer · New Hampshire

When the State Stops Paying, Somebody Else Starts

A cost the state stops carrying does not stop existing. What the record supports is a fiscal-capacity argument, not a one-to-one claim that every dollar of forgone state revenue became a dollar of property tax.

Scorecard · Sullivan County

Margaret Drye, What's the Taxpayer ROI?

A comparison of two decisions by the representative for Sullivan County District 7: a bill that would have moved $28 million of pension cost off local property taxes, and an expansion of state education spending to $51.6 million.

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