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HB1483 • 2026

creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Jordan Ulery (R)
Last action
2026-06-24
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

What This Bill Does

  • creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-0163h : AA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 22

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0163h : AA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 22 1

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Amendment #2026-0960h : AA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 18

Plain English: Amendment #2026-0960h : AA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 18 2

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-24 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 171; eff.01/01/2027

  2. 2026-06-10 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14

  3. 2026-06-10 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  4. 2026-05-05 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  5. 2026-04-30 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17

  6. 2026-04-15 S

    Hearing: 04/21/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 15

  7. 2026-03-30 S

    Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7

  8. 2026-03-26 H

    Amendment #2026-0960h : AA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 18

  9. 2026-03-26 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0960h: MA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 18

  10. 2026-03-18 H

    Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0960h 03/17/2026 (Vote 19-5; RC)

  11. 2026-03-18 H

    Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  12. 2026-03-13 H

    Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230

  13. 2026-02-25 H

    Division II Work Session: 03/06/2026 10:00 am GP 230

  14. 2026-02-05 H

    Amendment #2026-0163h : AA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 22

  15. 2026-02-05 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0163h: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 22

  16. 2026-02-05 H

    Referred to Finance 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 23

  17. 2026-01-27 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0163h 01/20/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 18

  18. 2026-01-14 H

    Executive Session: 01/20/2026 02:45 pm GP 234

  19. 2026-01-08 H

    Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 10:20 am GP 234

  20. 2025-12-05 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 22

Official Summary Text

creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 171
HB 1483-FN - FINAL VERSION

5Feb2026... 0163h
26Mar2026... 0960h
2026 SESSION
26-2716
04/09

HOUSE BILL
1483-FN

AN ACT
creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

SPONSORS: Rep. Ulery, Hills. 13

COMMITTEE: Transportation

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ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes the creation of vanity license plates and decals that identify amateur radio operators by their FCC call signs or a lightning bolt symbol.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Feb2026... 0163h
26Mar2026... 0960h 26-2716
04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
creating a motor vehicle license plate for amateur radio operators.

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

171:1 New Section; Vanity Number Plates; Identifying Decals for Amateur Radio Operators. Amend RSA 261 by inserting after section 89-e the following new section:
261:89-f Vanity Registration Plates for Amateur Radio Operators.
I. The director of motor vehicles is directed to solicit designs for a vanity plate clearly identifying the owner of the vehicle to be an amateur radio operator and including the call sign of said operator, who shall present Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification as a licensed radio operator upon application.
II. If the FCC-issued call sign is not displayed, the registrant may request a standard issue plate featuring a lightning bolt symbol to indicate their status as a licensed amateur radio operator.
(a) There shall be no duplication of numbers.
(b) A list of all such plate holders shall be made available to the New Hampshire department of safety, division of homeland security and emergency management, for the sole purpose of contact and coordination of such persons in a natural disaster or other public safety requirement. All other data is privileged per RSA 260:14-a.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer any special privileges, including but not limited to the use of emergency lights, exemption from traffic laws, or access to restricted areas, except when acting under the express direction of authorized public safety personnel.

171:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

Approved: June 19, 2026
Effective Date: January 01, 2027