HB 1350 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relative to antique motor vehicles.

HB 1350 expands the definition of "antique" motor vehicles to include all vehicles (including trucks, motorcycles, farm tractors, and retired fire apparatus) over 25 years old, regardless of type, use, or maintenance condition. It removes previous restrictions on daily or commercial use and eliminates requirements that vehicles must be kept in original/restored condition or used only for exhibitions or parades. The bill repeals the existing antique vehicle exemption law (RSA 266:33) and allows any qualifying vehicle to receive antique registration. This change affects approximately 75,000 vehicles currently registered under standard plates, shifting them to a lower-fee antique classification ($6/year vs. $42-$66/year), which would reduce annual state highway fund revenue by $2.7-$4.5 million.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2026
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Introduced As Amended by the House · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to clarify that antique vehicles must not be maintained for primary transportation use, rather than allowing unrestricted daily or commercial use. This change aligns the law with existing administrative interpretations and removes the previous claim that the bill would expand eligibility to include all vehicles over 25 years old regardless of use.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from allowing unrestricted use of antique vehicles to requiring that they not be used for primary transportation.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed language stating that restrictions on daily use, commercial use, and operational purposes were eliminated.

DEFINITION

Changed the definition of 'maintained for use' to explicitly state that the vehicle is not maintained for primary transportation use.

FISCAL

Deleted the fiscal note predicting a loss of $2.7M to $4.5M in state revenue and $324K to $540K in local revenue, replacing it with a statement that there is no fiscal impact.

ANALYSIS

Revised the legislative analysis to reflect that the bill clarifies existing definitions rather than broadening them.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/05/2026, Vote 3-0, CC; SC 8
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 31
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 23
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0151h: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 22
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0151h: AA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 22
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0151h 01/20/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 18
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 16
lower
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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