HB 1176-FN
relative to the display of license plates on vehicles.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/12/2026 |
| LSR number | 2473 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H27 |
Where it stands
Died when the session ended
1 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.
The bill was set aside during the session and never taken back up, so it died when the session ended.
Sponsors
Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12, Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6, Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29, Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42, Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13, Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2, Murphy, Keith(R) Hills 16, Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation
- January 13, 2026Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 11:00 am GP 234
- January 20, 2026Executive Session: 01/20/2026 02:45 pm GP 234
- January 27, 2026Executive Session: 01/27/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
- February 2, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0197h 01/27/2026 (Vote 9-7; RC)
- February 2, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- February 12, 2026Amendment # 2026-0197h: AA VV 02/12/2026
- February 12, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0197h: MF DV 159-188 02/12/2026
- February 12, 2026Lay HB1176 on Table (Rep. S. Smith): MA RC 321-27 02/12/2026
- August 19, 2026Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Lay on Table
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 181 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 8 |
| Democrat | 140 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 321 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 18 |
Yes — 321
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
- Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
- Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
- Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
- Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
- Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
- Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
- Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
- Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
- Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
- Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
- Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
- Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
- Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
- Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
- Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
- Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
- Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
- Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
- Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
- Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
- McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
- McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
- McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
- McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
- Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
- Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
- Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
- Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
- Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
- Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
- Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
- Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
- Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
- Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
- Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
- Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
- Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
- Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
- Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
- Walker, David(R) Straf 19
- Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
- Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
- Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
- Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
- Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
- Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
- Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
No — 27
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
- Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
- Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
- Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
Presiding — 1
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
Excused — 27
- Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
Absent — 18
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0197h
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Majority — OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT
As amended, the bill would allow passenger cars to display only the rear license plate. Any vehicle with apparatus in tow or any commercial vehicle must still display both license plates. Further, the majority believes that most operators will still affix both license plates, but for vehicles without a front mounting plate this gives the freedom to choose to the vehicle’s owner. There is precedent in law for the display of only one plate. With anniversary and special order plates such as the bicentennial plate, the 300 year anniversary Nashua plate, and the fact that legislative plates are not required to be displayed in pairs has tested the efficacy of having only the rear plate on display. Further, this has not been a concern for motorcycles which only display a rear plate that is half the size of a car’s license plate. Vote 9-7.
Minority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
This bill partially repeals the requirement for vehicles to display a front license plate. It would continue to require a front plate on commercial vehicles and on any vehicle towing a trailer that obscures the rear plate. While this represents a compromise compared to prior proposals that fully repealed the front plate requirement, it still raises concerns about the ability of public safety officials to reliably identify vehicles in situations where the rear plate is obscured or where the front plate is the primary means of identification, such as in amber alerts, silver alerts, and BOLOs. The bill also raises practical and financial concerns related to vehicle identification in tolling systems and paid parking facilities, particularly in locations where vehicles park nose-in.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 13, 2026 at 11:00Transportation public hearing
- January 20, 2026 at 14:45Transportation executive session
- January 27, 2026 at 13:00Transportation executive session
- February 12, 2026House floor debate floor recording
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