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HB1176 Relative to the display of license plates on vehicles.

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Relative to the display of license plates on vehicles.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

6
💰

Your Wallet

Residents may save modest amounts on front plate replacement and maintenance, though the state issues two plates per registration so savings are limited; no fiscal impact to taxpayers from implementation.

5
🏘️

Your Community

No stated impact on local communities, schools, or services from this vehicle registration display requirement.

7
⚖️

Your Freedom

Private vehicle owners gain flexibility by no longer being required to display a front plate, though commercial operators and those towing remain subject to the two-plate requirement.

Status

Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 House Journal 16

Voted Yes

181 R + 140 D

Voted No

10 R + 17 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Jeanine Notter (R)

The Short Version

This bill allows most NH private passenger vehicles to display only a rear license plate instead of both front and rear plates, while requiring commercial vehicles and those towing trailers to continue displaying both plates. The fiscal note indicates no budget impact to implement the change.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Owners of private passenger vehicles who want to avoid displaying front plates
  • ▲ Vehicle owners seeking to reduce plate replacement and maintenance costs

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Commercial vehicle operators required to maintain front and rear plates
  • ▼ Owners of vehicles towing trailers or apparatus required to maintain front and rear plates

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 10 for , 181 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 17 for , 140 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Table 2026-02-12
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

181R + 140D
Voted to Kill the Bill (321)
10R + 17D
Voted to Keep It Alive (27)
27
Absent
19
Not voting
Show all 394 individual votes

Voted Yea (321)

Republicans (181)
Democrats (140)
Absent (27)

Beth Richards (D) , Brian Cole (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Meuse (D) , Dillon Dumont (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Harry Bean (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , John MacDonald (R) , John Suiter (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Louis Juris (D) , Mark MacKenzie (D) , Mary Murphy (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , William Dolan (D)

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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

This bill was auto-scored using AI analysis of the bill text and legislative data. Scores may be refined as we review more bills.