SB 271 New Hampshire Senate · 2025 Regular Session

relative to qualifications for issuing veteran license plates to include General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions.

SB 271 expands eligibility for veteran license plates to include veterans who received a General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions. This change directly affects veterans whose military service ended with this specific discharge type, allowing them to qualify for the plates they previously could not. The bill amends existing law to add this discharge category to the list of qualifying discharges for the plates. The law took effect on September 13, 2025, after being signed by the governor on July 15, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Signed Jul 22, 2025
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12
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Committee
4
Jul 22, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0253; Effective 09/13/2025
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 8
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/06/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 11 P. 113
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 11
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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