HB1078 Creating a gold star family and gold star father license plate.
Creating a gold star family and gold star father license plate.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Taxpayers fund a one-time cost of $28,000-$55,000 in FY 2027 for system changes and plate production, spread across the state with negligible per-capita impact.
Your Community
Gold Star families receive public recognition and a meaningful way to honor their loss, strengthening community acknowledgment of military sacrifice.
Your Freedom
The bill is administrative only; it neither restricts nor expands individual rights or local control.
Status
Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/19/2026; Chapter 78; eff. 07/18/2026
Sponsor
Michael Murphy (R)
The Short Version
This bill creates special license plates for Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, and Gold Star Family members (those who lost a service member killed on active duty). The plates are issued at no additional cost beyond regular registration fees, requiring only documentation of the loss and relationship to verify eligibility.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Gold Star Mothers (mothers/stepmothers of service members killed on active duty)
- ▲ Gold Star Fathers (fathers/stepfathers of service members killed on active duty)
- ▲ Gold Star Family members (other immediate family of service members killed on active duty)
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ NH taxpayers pay $28,000-$55,000 in one-time system and manufacturing costs
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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