HB 1594-FN
establishing a weight-based tiered registration fee schedule for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| Status | SIGNED BY GOVERNOR |
|---|---|
| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| In the Senate | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/26/2026 |
| LSR number | 2938 |
| Chapter | 0235 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H28 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED · Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29, Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2, Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
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 20, 2026Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 01:40 pm GP 234
- January 27, 2026Executive Session: 01/27/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
- February 3, 2026Executive Session: 02/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 234
- February 6, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0322h 02/03/2026 (Vote 14-1; CC)
- February 19, 2026Amendment # 2026-0322h: AA VV 02/19/2026
- February 19, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0322h: MA VV 02/19/2026
- February 19, 2026Referred to Ways and Means 02/19/2026
- March 2, 2026Full Committee Work Session: 03/02/2026 11:00 am GP 159
- March 2, 2026Executive Session: 03/02/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
- March 13, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/02/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC)
- March 26, 2026Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Transportation
- April 21, 2026Hearing: 04/21/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:40 pm
- May 7, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC
- May 7, 2026Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026
- June 4, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026)
- June 4, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026
- July 10, 2026Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 235; eff. 1/1/2027
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.
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0322h
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice 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.
Committee — OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT
The additional fee for electric vehicles is used to offset the gas tax that those owners will not pay. This bill adjusts the fees to make that equitable for smaller, lighter vehicles such as mopeds while still ensuring they are properly registered. Vote 14-1.
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 20, 2026 at 13:40Transportation public hearing
- January 27, 2026 at 13:00Transportation executive session
- February 3, 2026 at 13:00Transportation executive session recording 4:32:24–4:36:07, about 4 min (estimated)
- February 19, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- March 2, 2026 at 11:00Transportation full committee work session
- March 2, 2026 at 13:00Transportation executive session
- March 26, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 21, 2026 at 13:40Transportation hearing recording (start time not identified)
- May 7, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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