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Transportation

The Senate Committee on Transportation, chaired by Denise Ricciardi.

Members

Bills Referred, 2025-2026

  • HB 105-FN: creating a new conservation license plate and directing the additional fee to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 113: relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. (Signed into law)
  • HB 133-FN: modifying the new resident drivers' license transfer requirements, specifying when the division of motor vehicles shall send violation notices, and appropriating funds to the division for technological upgrades required for legal compliance. (Killed)
  • HB 140-FN: establishing a voluntary "blue envelope" program for drivers with autism spectrum disorders and trauma and stressor-related disorders. (Signed into law)
  • HB 259: relative to increasing the number of handicap license plates and placards the department of motor vehicles may issue to individuals. (Killed)
  • HB 260-FN: creating a commemorative license plate celebrating the 250th anniversary of American Independence. (Signed into law)
  • HB 321-FN: requiring the division of motor vehicles to extend a fine payment period for certain motor vehicle violations from 30 days to 90 days if the driver requests the extension. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 390-FN: relative to adding retired fire apparatus (fire trucks) to antique vehicle exemptions. (Signed into law)
  • HB 393-FN: prohibiting mooring of boats without a permit. (Signed into law)
  • HB 452-FN: relative to the issuance of drivers' licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 461: relative to department of safety and department of motor vehicle training and testing materials. (Killed)
  • HB 489: allowing volunteer emergency workers to use a rear facing blue light on their private vehicles when involved in emergency service. (Killed)
  • HB 513: allowing the department of transportation to execute a right-of-way use agreement, subject to Federal Highway Administration approval, for snowmobile operation along Interstate 89 in the town of Sutton, from NH Route 114, traveling south for one mile. (Signed into law)
  • HB 612-FN: enabling the division of motor vehicles to create a temporary traditional driver's license for youth operators about to turn 21 and relative to requiring employers to provide certain information regarding cost sharing to employees receiving workers' compensation benefit and relative to declaring the third week in September to be New Hampshire service dog week. (Died: conferees could not agree)
  • HB 632: permitting health care providers affiliated with the Veterans Administration to certify medical accommodations on behalf of veterans residing in New Hampshire. (Signed into law)
  • HB 663: allowing the division of historic resources to expend moose plate funds to administer and fund grants. (Signed into law)
  • HB 713-FN: relative to mile markers along Route 112. (Signed into law)
  • HB 745: naming a bridge in the city of Keene after Charles Redfern. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1059: relative to the use of number plate scanning devices. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1078-FN: creating a gold star family and gold star father license plate. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1095: relative to the maximum weight of utility terrain vehicles. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1190-FN: enabling the division of motor vehicles to create a temporary traditional driver's license for youth operators about to turn 21 and relative to fleet vehicle registration requirements. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1226: relative to restricting the issuance of identification documents by unauthorized individuals. (Killed)
  • HB 1252: requiring the department of safety to only administer tests for commercial driver's licenses in English and prohibiting the assistance of an interpreter during such tests. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1350-FN: relative to antique motor vehicles. (Killed)
  • HB 1362: relative to motor vehicle equipment specifications. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1421-FN: modifying title exemptions for motor vehicles manufactured before the year 2000. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1466-FN: relative to obtaining a certificate of title for certain trailers. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1483-FN: creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1485-FN: relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1537-LOCAL: relative to the use of high resolution cameras to identify school bus stop light violators. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1549: establishing that titles, bills of sale, and identification documents are required only at initial registration or transfer of ownership. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1594-FN: establishing a weight-based tiered registration fee schedule for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1698: relative to electronic credentials. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1758: relative to school bus drivers' certificates. (Signed into law)
  • HB 2026: relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan; and relative to reconstruction of the Gregg Mill Road Bridge in the town of New Boston. (Veto overridden, became law)
  • SB 12: relative to adding eligibility for a disability placard for certain veterans. (Signed into law)
  • SB 39-FN: relative to establishing an alternative driver education program. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 40: relative to safe boater education certificates. (Signed into law)
  • SB 51: relative to decal fees and the statewide public boat access program. (Signed into law)
  • SB 70-FN: creating a mobile driver's license and non-driver identification card. (Died on the table)
  • SB 150-FN: defining electric vehicle charging station and charging a fee for annual testing by the division of weights and measures. (Killed)
  • SB 151-FN: relative to accessible parking permit verification and fraud prevention. (Signed into law)
  • SB 152-FN: authorizing the sale of toll credits to fund a newly established noise barrier construction fund for the design and construction of noise barrier projects. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 153-FN: relative to expedited driveway permitting of major entrances for residential use of 20 units or greater and the time frame for approval or denial of permit applications. (Signed into law)
  • SB 154-FN: relative to authorized organizations issuing multi-use decal plates. (Signed into law)
  • SB 155-FN: relative to highway toll credits. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 156: allowing the division of motor vehicles to contract with a third-party vendor to facilitate the secure transfer of title applications and information. (Signed into law)
  • SB 157-FN: relative to inspection and registration of certain fleet vehicles and necessary amendments and administrative rules regarding the state implementation plan. (Signed into law)
  • SB 271: relative to qualifications for issuing veteran license plates to include General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions. (Signed into law)
  • SB 272-FN: relative to electric-vehicle charging station funding. (Killed)
  • SB 273-FN: relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies involving a stopped or standing vehicle. (Signed into law)
  • SB 274-FN: establishing a 4-year pilot program to improve rail trails in New Hampshire, including the establishment of 2 funds, the rail trails program fund and the emergency trail repair fund, and making appropriations therefor. (Died on the table)
  • SB 458-FN: relative to the use of toll credits. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 469: allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages. (Signed into law)
  • SB 499: relative to the membership, duties, and reporting requirements of the traffic safety commission. (Signed into law)
  • SB 500: relative to restroom access for certain commercial motor vehicle operators. (Signed into law)
  • SB 559-FN: reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads. (Killed)
  • SB 560: modernizing the New Hampshire coordinate system. (Signed into law)
  • SB 627-FN: relative to toll rate adjustments for the New Hampshire turnpike system to support the 2027-2036 ten-year transportation plan (Vetoed, override failed)
  • SB 628-FN: enabling curbside electric-vehicle charging. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 629: renaming the new roundabout on Route 302 at the East Conway Road intersection to "Oliveira Circle." (Signed into law)
  • SB 630-FN: relative to local authorities' power to declare a reasonable and safe speed limit. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 631-FN: authorizing the sale of toll credits to fund a newly established noise barrier construction fund for the design and construction of noise barrier projects. (Died on the table)
  • SB 632-FN: relative to a certain highway sign in Concord. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 649-FN: increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle. (Signed into law)
  • SB 668-FN: authorizing a historic marker on a highway for the purpose of acknowledging the abuse of former residents of the youth development center. (Killed)

And 1,222 bills in 15 earlier terms.

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 21, 2026 for hearings on HB 113, HB 1078-FN, HB 1483-FN, HB 1698, HB 1594-FN and HB 2026.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 14, 2026 for hearings on HB 1421-FN, HB 1466-FN, HB 1226, HB 1252 and HB 1549.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 7, 2026 for hearings on HB 1537-LOCAL, HB 1758, HB 1362, HB 1095 and HB 1059.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on February 17, 2026 for hearings on HB 1350-FN, HB 1485-FN, SB 668-FN and HB 1190-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 20, 2026 for hearings on SB 627-FN, SB 458-FN, SB 630-FN, SB 559-FN, SB 628-FN, SB 560 and SB 631-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 13, 2026 for hearings on SB 499, SB 500, SB 469, SB 629, SB 649-FN and SB 632-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on May 6, 2025 for hearings on HB 612-FN and HB 713-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 8, 2025 for hearings on HB 321-FN, HB 489, HB 632, HB 461 and HB 452-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on March 25, 2025 for hearings on HB 105-FN, HB 140-FN, HB 259, HB 260-FN, HB 390-FN, HB 393-FN, HB 513, HB 663 and HB 745.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on February 18, 2025 for hearings on SB 157-FN and SB 271.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on February 11, 2025 for hearings on SB 153-FN, SB 154-FN, SB 272-FN, SB 273-FN and SB 274-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on February 4, 2025 for hearings on SB 150-FN, SB 151-FN, SB 152-FN, SB 156 and SB 155-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 28, 2025 for hearings on SB 39-FN, SB 40, SB 12, SB 51 and SB 70-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on May 7, 2024 for a hearing on HB 1391-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 30, 2024 for hearings on HB 1032-FN, HB 1202-FN, HB 1304-FN-LOCAL and HB 1468-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 16, 2024 for hearings on HB 1046-FN, HB 1366-FN, HB 1542-FN, HB 1637 and HB 2024.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 2, 2024 for hearings on HB 1158, HB 1354, HB 1457-FN, HB 1329-FN and HB 1403.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on March 19, 2024 for hearings on HB 1083, HB 1249, HB 1062 and HB 1217.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on March 5, 2024 for hearings on HB 370-FN, HB 1122-FN, HB 1138-FN and HB 1045.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on February 20, 2024 for hearings on SB 592-FN and SB 598-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 30, 2024 for hearings on SB 427-FN, SB 428-FN-A and SB 431.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 16, 2024 for hearings on SB 430, SB 582, SB 469, SB 429, SB 581 and SB 510.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 9, 2024 for hearings on SB 468, SB 511-FN, SB 512-FN, SB 466-FN and SB 583-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 4, 2024 for hearings on SB 467-FN, SB 428-FN-A, SB 470-FN, SB 471-FN, SB 465-FN and SB 580-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 4, 2023 for hearings on HB 54-FN, HB 137, HB 198-FN, HB 268-FN, HB 412 and HB 189.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on March 28, 2023 for hearings on HB 20, HB 52, HB 111, HB 153 and HB 163-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 31, 2023 for hearings on SB 257-FN, SB 258, SB 259-FN, SB 256-FN, SB 188-FN, SB 187-FN and SB 186-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 24, 2023 for hearings on SB 81 and SB 118-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on January 17, 2023 for a hearing on SB 52-FN.
  • The Committee on Transportation met on April 19, 2022 for hearings on HB 1188, HB 1401, HB 1432 and HB 1636.

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