HB 1628-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2560
03/08
HOUSE BILL 1628-FN
AN ACT relative to number plates for motor vehicles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Prout, Hills. 37; Rep. Hynes, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that a passenger vehicle with an E-Z Pass transponder with an active account shall only be required to display one number plate on the rear of the vehicle.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2560
03/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to number plates for motor vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Number Plates. Amend RSA 261:75, II to read as follows:
II. Every vehicle driven in or on any way in this state, if required to be registered hereunder, shall have displayed conspicuously thereon a number plate or plates to be furnished by the department, together with any current validation sticker issued by the department and which has a changeable designation of their effective period. The director may make special rules relative to the number of plates, the location of said plate or plates on the vehicle, and the material and design thereof, provided, however, that number plates for passenger vehicles shall have the state motto "Live Free or Die'' written thereon, and further provided that a passenger vehicle with an E-Z Pass transponder with an active account shall only be required to display one number plate on the rear of the vehicle. The plate shall be kept clean.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
18-2560
10/27/17
HB 1628-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to number plates for motor vehicles.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease | Indeterminable Decrease |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Reflectorized Plate Fund | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill allows for vehicles with an E-Z Pass transponder and active account to only display a rear registration plate. Currently, the per plate fee is $4 with revenue credited to the reflectorized plate fund. Under this bill, an individual would need to show proof upon registration of an active transponder associated with the vehicle. It is unknown how many individuals may register for new plates, with an E-Z Pass transponder and active account, and also elect to only have a rear plate on their vehicle and therefore this bill’s revenue impact is indeterminable. This bill may also result in a decrease in expenditures from the reflectorized plate fund to the extent fewer plates will need to be manufactured.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 23, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 7, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 15, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 15, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/15/2018 HJ 4 P. 40
: Special Order to 2/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 3 P. 81
Feb. 7, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/07/2018 (Vote 11-4; RC)
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 11-4; RC)
Jan. 23, 2018: Executive Session: 01/23/2018 LOB 203
Jan. 10, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/10/2018 02:45 PM LOB 203
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 18