New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire SB469: (New Title) allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages.
Status: Signed into law, July 21, 2026
What the bill says
An act allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages. Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. R.
From the chaptered text, May 8, 2026:
AN ACT allowing the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt administrative rules regarding the use of electronic signatures and relative to signature requirements where ownership of a vehicle is transferred to an insurer after payment of damages. Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. S. Smith, Sull. 3; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23 COMMITTEE: Transportation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill: I. Authorizes the director of the division of motor vehicles to adopt rules regarding records, documents, applications, and forms that can be signed electronically, and requires electronic signatures to be accepted on such forms. II. Allows supporting documents used to transfer ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages to not require a notarized signature and allows the signatures to be signed electronically and printed on hard copy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …