New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1482: authorizing the department of motor vehicles to adopt seasonal tourism-themed license plates.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act authorizing the department of motor vehicles to adopt seasonal tourism-themed license plates. Rep. Grote, Rock. 24; Rep. Bridle, Rock. 29; Rep. Ouellet, Coos 3; Rep. Melvin, Rock. 20 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill replaces the Old Man of the Mountain graphic on standard passenger plates with 4 seasonal scenic designs. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law ap.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT authorizing the department of motor vehicles to adopt seasonal tourism-themed license plates. Rep. Grote, Rock. 24; Rep. Bridle, Rock. 29; Rep. Ouellet, Coos 3; Rep. Melvin, Rock. 20 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill replaces the Old Man of the Mountain graphic on standard passenger plates with 4 seasonal scenic designs. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2808 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT authorizing the department of motor vehicles to adopt seasonal tourism-themed license plates. 261:75-d Seasonal Scenic Standard Number Plates. I. For all standard passenger motor vehicle number plates issued on or after January 1, 2027, the division of motor vehicles, …
Sponsors
- Michael Cahill (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- (R, 29)