HB 1485 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relative to eligibility and fees for late refund requests of road tolls.

HB 1485 clarifies rules for late road toll refund requests. It eliminates fees for local governments (like towns or counties) when they receive a waiver for missing filing deadlines due to "just cause." For all other requesters, a fee of 5% of the refund amount or $50 (whichever is greater) applies, and waivers cannot be granted more than once every three years per requester. The bill modifies existing law to specifically exempt local government agencies from these fees while applying them to other entities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 5, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill moved from its 'adopted by both bodies' version to its final chaptered form (Chapter 37). No substantive policy changes were made; the differences are limited to standard chaptering procedures: section numbers were renumbered with the chapter prefix, a minor typographical fix was made ('50 dollars' to '$50'), the fiscal note was removed, and approval/effective dates were added.
TECHNICAL

Section numbers changed from '1' and '2' to '37:1' and '37:2' to reflect the assigned chapter number (Chapter 37).

The fee amount was restated from '50 dollars' to '$50' - a typographical standardization with no change in meaning.

The fiscal note section (including estimated state impact tables and methodology) was removed, which is standard when a bill becomes a chaptered law.

TIMELINE

Approval date (April 22, 2026) and effective date (May 22, 2026) were added to the final version.

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Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 22, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 37; eff. 05/22/2026
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 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. 57
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 54
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Finance 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 54
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/13/2026 (Vote 14-0; RC) HC 5 P. 27
lower
Dec 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 1 P. 22
lower
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