HB 1483 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

HB 1483 creates a special license plate option for New Hampshire motor vehicle owners who are licensed amateur radio operators. The plate would display either the operator's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) call sign or a lightning bolt symbol, requiring FCC certification at application. The Department of Safety's emergency management division may access a list of plate holders for disaster coordination, but the bill explicitly states no additional privileges (like emergency lights or traffic exemptions) are granted. The director of motor vehicles may set fees for these plates, subject to legislative committee approval.
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 5, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
MINOR
The changes are entirely technical and administrative, reflecting the conversion from a bill adopted by both legislative bodies into its final chaptered form as Chapter 171. No substantive policy language was altered. The fiscal note was removed (as it is not part of enacted law), section numbers were assigned (171:1 and 171:2), and an approval date was added.
TECHNICAL

Section references were updated from generic 'New Section' and 'Effective Date' to their assigned chapter numbers '171:1' and '171:2', reflecting the bill's designation as Chapter 171.

The entire fiscal note section (including estimated state impact tables, methodology, and agencies contacted) was removed, as fiscal notes are not part of the final enacted law.

TIMELINE

An approval date of June 19, 2026 was added at the end of the document, which is standard for chaptered versions indicating when the governor signed the bill into law.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jun 24, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 171; eff.01/01/2027
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0960h: MA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 18
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0960h: AA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 18
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0960h 03/17/2026 (Vote 19-5; RC)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Finance 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 23
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0163h: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 22
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0163h: AA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 22
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0163h 01/20/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 18
lower
Dec 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 22
lower
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Jordan Ulery
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Hillsborough 13