Revision: Feb. 18, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
Senate Transportation
February 17, 2026
2026-0792s
07/09
Amendment to HB 1190-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT enabling the division of motor vehicles to create a temporary traditional driver's license for youth operators about to turn 21 and relative to fleet vehicle registration requirements.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:
2 New Paragraph; Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles; Fees to be Collected. Amend RSA 261:141 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VI-a. If a vehicle is to be registered in accordance with RSA 261:40-b, the following shall apply:
(a) If an original registration, the month in which the anniversary of the owner's birth occurs will be one of the next 2 or 3 months, the fee shall be increased by 1/24 for each whole month or part thereof remaining until the end of the month in which such anniversary will occur.
(b) If a vehicle has been previously registered pursuant to RSA 261:40-b, said vehicle registration shall not be renewed for less than a 24 month fee, provided that the renewal registration is effected within 24 months of the expiration of the registrant's last valid registration. If a vehicle has been previously registered, and the owner of said vehicle fails to renew the vehicle registration in the month said renewal was legally required to be made when said renewal is obtained within 24 months of the last valid registration, the 24 month renewal fees charged hereunder shall be computed at the applicable mill rate which applied in the month when the vehicle should have been legally registered. If the registration is renewed beyond the 24 months immediately succeeding the last valid registration, the 24 month fee charged shall be computed at the mill rate applicable on the date when any successive registration period would have begun, and the minimum fee in such cases shall be for 24 months, except in those cases where the registrant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that the vehicle has not been operated since the expiration of the last valid registration, in which case the registrant may register at the applicable mill rate on the date of the registration.
3 New Paragraph; Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles; Fees for Registration Permits. Amend RSA 261:153 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. If a vehicle is to be registered in accordance with RSA 261:40-b, the following shall apply:
(a) If the month in which the anniversary of the owner's birth occurs will be one of the next 2 or 3 months, the permit fee shall be increased by 1/24 for each whole month or part thereof remaining until the end of the month in which such anniversary will occur and the owner shall not be required to obtain a permit for the next registration period.
(b) In all other cases for vehicles specified in RSA 261:40-b, the permit fee shall be determined by multiplying 1/24 of the permit fee for the vehicle times the total number of whole months and any part of a month remaining until the end of the month in which the anniversary of the owner's birth occurs, and the owner shall be required to obtain a permit for the next registration period.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
2026-0792s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Allows the division of motor vehicles to create a temporary traditional driver's license for youth operators whose youth operator license will expire in 30 days or less.
II. Revises registration requirements and associated fees for fleet vehicles.