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.

The document header and footer were relabeled from 'HB 1252 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE' to 'HB 1252 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES,' indicating the bill reached final adoption by both chambers. No substantive policy language was changed.

The entire section requiring the DMV to identify existing CDL holders who passed tests in a non-English language or with an interpreter within the past 5 years, send them written notice, give them 90 days to retake tests in English, and revoke their licenses if they failed was deleted. This removed the lookback enforcement mechanism entirely.

The provision that waived application fees for existing licensees who successfully retook their tests in English was removed along with the rest of the applicability section.

The 90-day deadline for existing licensees to pass required tests and the specific license expiration date (birth date in fifth year following renewal) were removed.

A fiscal note was added stating the legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029, with the Department of Safety listed as the agency contacted.

The bill now covers both the knowledge test and the skills test, not just the skills test as in the original version. The title and all operative language were updated to reflect this broader scope.

A new paragraph XI is added to RSA 263:98 granting the department rulemaking authority over the English-only testing requirement for both knowledge and skills tests.

A new section requires commercial driver's licensees who obtained their license within the past 5 years by passing tests in a non-English language or with an interpreter (without a federal exemption) to retake those tests in English within 90 days of receiving written notice, or face revocation of their CDL.

An exemption is added allowing interpreters where an individual qualifies or previously qualified for a federal exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 391, which was not present in the original bill.

The division of motor vehicles must identify affected licensees, mail them written notice with a 90-day deadline, and provide a due process hearing under RSA 260:6 for anyone aggrieved by the department's actions.

Licensees who pass the required tests get their CDL renewed with application fees waived, and the renewed license expires on their birth date in the fifth year following renewal.

The responsible agency is renamed from 'department of motor vehicles' to 'department of safety' throughout the bill.