New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1452: relative to parent-taught driver education as an alternative to traditional driver education programs.
Status: Failed, February 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to parent-taught driver education as an alternative to traditional driver education programs. Rep. Prout, Hills. 13; Sen. Lang, Dist 2 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows the commissioner to waive the driver education course requirement for youth operator license applicants if a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult provides equivalent instruction and training. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to parent-taught driver education as an alternative to traditional driver education programs. Rep. Prout, Hills. 13; Sen. Lang, Dist 2 COMMITTEE: Transportation ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill allows the commissioner to waive the driver education course requirement for youth operator license applicants if a parent, guardian, or other responsible adult provides equivalent instruction and training. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2853 06/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to parent-taught driver education as an alternative to traditional driver education programs. 1 Original and Youth Operators' Licenses. Amend RSA 263:14, II(a) to read as follows: II.(a) The director shall issue a youth operator's …
Sponsors
- Aidan Ankarberg (I, 7) · primary sponsor