New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1111: relative to driving test accommodations and retest suspension periods.
Status: Failed, February 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to driving test accommodations and retest suspension periods. Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires the department of motor vehicles to provide reasonable accommodations for driving test applicants with an IEP or other qualifying documentation, including extended time and alternative formats. It also reduces the retest suspension period from one year to 3 months for applicants failing the driving portion 3 or more times, and establishes pathways for.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to driving test accommodations and retest suspension periods. Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires the department of motor vehicles to provide reasonable accommodations for driving test applicants with an IEP or other qualifying documentation, including extended time and alternative formats. It also reduces the retest suspension period from one year to 3 months for applicants failing the driving portion 3 or more times, and establishes pathways for early retesting after completion of a certified instruction program. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2559 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to driving …
Sponsors
- Steven Smith (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- James Spillane (R, 2)