establishing that titles, bills of sale, and identification documents are required only at initial registration or transfer of ownership.

The bill's status header was updated from 'As Amended by the House' to 'Version Adopted by Both Bodies' on all pages, reflecting that the final version was adopted by both legislative chambers. No actual policy text was changed.

The option for a town or city clerk to accept 'personal recognizance' (i.e., knowing the person in person) as an alternative to a government-issued photo ID was removed. The amended bill now requires a government-issued photo identification card with no alternative.

Paragraph I was restructured from a multi-option format (photo ID OR personal recognizance, plus title) into a single requirement: a government-issued photo ID and a certificate of title or application for one if required by law.

Paragraph IV was reframed from an explicit statement that a prior registration certificate 'shall be sufficient to establish ownership' at renewal into a simpler documentation requirement listing what must be presented, removing the strong sufficiency language.

The phrase 'Except as provided in paragraph V' was removed from the introductory text of section 261:148, though paragraph V itself (prohibiting document requirements at renewal) remains unchanged.