HB 1466 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relative to obtaining a certificate of title for certain trailers.

HB 1466 exempts trailers over 3,001 pounds with a manufacturer's model year more than 10 years old from needing a certificate of title. This directly affects owners of these older, heavier trailers, who would no longer need to pay title fees or complete the title application process for qualifying vehicles. The bill amends state law to add this age-based exemption, which currently requires titles for all trailers over 3,001 pounds regardless of age. As a result, it removes a regulatory requirement for trailers meeting both the weight and age criteria.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Dec 4, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
MINOR
The changes between the adopted version and the final chaptered version are entirely technical and formatting-related. The bill's substantive policy content (exempting older boat trailers from title requirements and allowing voluntary titling) is unchanged. Section numbers were renumbered to match the RSA chapter structure (169:1, 169:2, 169:3), the fiscal note was removed as is standard for final chaptered versions, and approval/effective dates were added.
TECHNICAL

Section numbers changed from sequential (1, 2, 3) to RSA chapter references (169:1, 169:2, 169:3) to match the final codified structure.

The entire fiscal note section was removed, which is standard practice when a bill becomes a chaptered law. The fiscal note contained estimated revenue impacts (~$190,000/year decrease) but is not part of the enacted statute.

TIMELINE

Approval date (June 19, 2026) and effective date (August 18, 2026) were added at the end of the document, consistent with the 60-day effective period specified in the bill itself.

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Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Jun 24, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 169; eff. 08/18/2026
lower
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026, Vote 7-0; SC 17
upper
Apr 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/23/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 15
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 2
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/17/2026 (Vote 25-0; CC)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 39
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0382h: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 34
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0382h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 34
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0382h 02/03/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 7 P. 21
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Work Session: 01/23/2026 10:00 am GP 234
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 21
lower
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