New Hampshire / State / 2026 Regular Session

Laws of New Hampshire 2026, chapter 96 Raised three veteran property tax credit ceilings effective April 1, 2027

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Signed 2026-05-28 · Takes effect 2027-04-01

Amends RSA 72:28, II to raise the optional veterans’ tax credit band from $51 to $750 up to $51 to $1,000; RSA 72:28-c, II to raise the optional tax credit for combat service from $50 to $500 up to $50 to $750; and RSA 72:29-a, II to raise the optional surviving spouse credit from $701 to $2,000 up to $701 to $2,500. All three take effect April 1, 2027, and the published statutes print the current and future versions of each paragraph side by side under bracketed effective-date headers. Tracked as watching a later date, and flagged in substance for a reason particular to New Hampshire: none of these increases reaches a single veteran automatically. RSA 72:27-a, IV provides that an amendment to a credit amount applies in a municipality that previously adopted the provision only after the municipality complies with the adoption procedure, so a town that adopted a credit in an earlier year keeps its voted amount until a fresh warrant article or council vote passes. The act raises ceilings, not credits, and a veteran told their credit is going up in April 2027 should ask whether their town has voted.