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HB1041 • 2026

relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Samuel Farrington (R), Michael Granger (R), Yury Polozov (R), Matt Drew (R), Donald McFarlane (R), Julius Soti (R), Henry Giasson (R)
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 3

  2. 2026-03-05 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 5

  3. 2026-02-25 H

    Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 229

  4. 2026-02-13 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2026 02:00 pm GP 229

  5. 2026-01-22 H

    Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 01:15 pm GP 229

  6. 2025-11-07 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 3

Official Summary Text

relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1041 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-3145
06/05

HOUSE BILL
1041

AN ACT
relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

SPONSORS: Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Rep. Drew, Hills. 19; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Polozov, Merr. 10; Rep. Soti, Rock. 35

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill repeals the prohibition on motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors from directly competing with their own franchised motor vehicle dealers.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3145
06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Repeal. RSA 357-C:3, III(k), relative to prohibiting motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors from directly competing with their own franchised motor vehicle dealers, is repealed.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect June 30, 2026.