HB 209-FN (2026): allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase.

HB 209-FN (2026)

allowing a new vehicle purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase.

• Status: Killed
• Term: 2025-2026
• House committee: Transportation
• Subject: Motor Vehicles

The Story

It was introduced on January 8, 2025 and referred to the House Transportation committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 28, 2025, with 9 people signed in online: 8 in support and 1 in opposition. The committee held a public hearing on February 4, 2025, with 9 people signed in online: 9 in support. The committee met in executive session on February 4, 2025, February 11, 2025 and February 18, 2025. The committee retained the bill, holding it for further work rather than reporting it out this year. The committee held a work session on October 28, 2025. The committee met in executive session on October 28, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted unanimously, 16–0, to recommend that the House kill it, and the report was placed on the consent calendar. On January 7, 2026 the House voted to kill it on a voice vote.

Sponsors

• Rep. Matthew Coker (R - Belk 2) (prime sponsor)
• Rep. Charlie St. Clair (D - Belk 5)
• Rep. Donald McFarlane (R - Graf 18)
• Rep. Gregory Hill (R - Merr 2)
• Rep. Heath Howard (D - Straf 4)
• Rep. James Spillane (R - Rock 2)
• Sen. Timothy Lang (R - SD2)

Hearings and Sessions

• January 28, 2025, 10:40 AM: public hearing, House Transportation, LOB 203
• February 4, 2025, 10:00 AM: public hearing, House Transportation, LOB 203
• February 4, 2025, 2:00 PM: executive session, House Transportation, LOB 203
• February 11, 2025, 2:00 PM: executive session, House Transportation, LOB 203
• February 18, 2025, 2:00 PM: executive session, House Transportation, LOB 203
• October 28, 2025, 1:00 PM: full committee work session, House Transportation, GP 234
• October 28, 2025, 1:00 PM: executive session, House Transportation, GP 234
• January 7, 2026: consent calendar, House

Votes

• January 7, 2026, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — voice vote, passed

The Docket

Laws It Would Change

• RSA 266:1

Related Bills

• SB 510 (2024): relative to sale of a vehicle to a Massachusetts resident.
• SB 532-FN (2024): requiring all municipalities and school governing bodies to post on their official town or school website within 30 days the amount of funds received by the state either by allocation or grant, allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase, and allowing title exemption for certain motor vehicles whose manufacturer's model year is 20 or more years old.
• HB 1391-FN (2024): allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase.
• SB 510 (2024): relative to sale of a vehicle to a Massachusetts resident.
• SB 532-FN (2024): requiring all municipalities and school governing bodies to post on their official town or school website within 30 days the amount of funds received by the state either by allocation or grant, allowing new vehicles purchased in the model year or before to be inspected in the second year after purchase, and allowing title exemption for certain motor vehicles whose manufacturer's model year is 20 or more years old.

From the General Court

• Bill text
• Bill status page
• Docket
• HC 51, page 17
• HJ 1, page 78