CHAPTER 223
SB 37 - FINAL VERSION
5Jun2019... 2297h
2019 SESSION
19-0179
11/08
SENATE BILL 37
AN ACT relative to the registration of motor vehicles.
SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Rep. Forsythe, Merr. 8; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Plumer, Belk. 6
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the requirements for nonresident registration of motor vehicles in the state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Jun2019... 2297h 19-0179
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the registration of motor vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
223:1 Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles; Reciprocity for Nonresidents. Amend RSA 261:46 to read as follows:
261:46 Nonresident Registration. Notwithstanding RSA 261:45, [a nonresident who garages a vehicle exclusively in this state may register such vehicle in this state as a nonresident. No exemption from the payment of a permit fee shall be granted by reason of nonresidence except by the director, who shall in all cases require proof satisfactory to him or her of residence elsewhere, and of the liability of a nonresident owner, otherwise entitled to such exemption, to pay a property tax on the vehicle for the current year in the state of his or her residence.] the department shall register motor vehicles owned by individuals who are not residents of New Hampshire upon presentation of an affidavit by the applicant, on a form developed by the department, swearing that the vehicle is principally garaged or is regularly kept overnight in New Hampshire and that the applicant is the owner of at least one other vehicle which is registered and insured in the state of the applicant's residence.
223:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
Approved: July 12, 2019
Effective Date: January 01, 2020
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 2, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 16, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| May 14, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| May 28, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| June 5, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
July 12, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 07/12/2019; Chapter 223; Effective 01/01/2020
June 27, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
June 27, 2019: Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
June 13, 2019: Sen. Watters Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
June 5, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2297h: MA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 22
June 5, 2019: Amendment # 2019-2297h: AA VV 06/05/2019 HJ 17 P. 22
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2297h (Vote 15-1; CC)
June 5, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2297h for 06/05/2019 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 27 P. 8
May 28, 2019: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/28/2019 11:01 am LOB 203
May 14, 2019: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 05/14/2019 10:00 am LOB 203
April 16, 2019: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/16/2019 02:00 pm LOB 203
April 2, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/02/2019 10:00 am LOB 203
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Transportation HJ 11 P. 68
Jan. 31, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/31/2019; SJ 4
Jan. 31, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/31/2019; Vote 5-0; CC SC 8
Jan. 22, 2019: Hearing: 01/22/2019, Room 103, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 7
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4