Revision: Dec. 4, 2025, 9:14 a.m.
HB 1430-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2573
07/09
HOUSE BILL 1430-FN
AN ACT relative to title registration requirements for motorcycles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts motorcycles that are older than 20 years from the current calendar year from needing a certificate of title.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2573
07/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to title registration requirements for motorcycles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Motor Vehicles; Certificate of Title; Exempted Vehicles. Amend RSA 261:3, I by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following new subparagraph:
(m) Any motorcycle whose manufacturer's model year is greater than 20 years from the current calendar year.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
26-2573
11/30/25
HB 1430-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to title registration requirements for motorcycles.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | FY 2029 | ||
Revenue | $0 | Approximately $60,000 Decrease Per Year | ||||
Revenue Fund(s) | Highway Fund | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | Less than $10,000 Decrease Per Year | ||||
Funding Source(s) | Highway Fund and Restricted - Highway Fund Cost of Collections - Per the state constitution, costs associated with the collection/administration of highway fund revenue by the Department of Safety is deducted prior to funds being credited as unrestricted highway fund revenue | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | FY 2029 | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | Less than $10,000 Decrease Per Year | ||||
Local Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill, effective January 1, 2027, would exempt any motorcycle, whose manufacturer's model year is greater than 20 years from the current calendar year, from motor vehicle title requirements. The Department of Safety states in 2024 there were approximately 1,700 titles issued for motorcycles to which this bill would have applied to. Given the title fee that will be in place effective January 1, 2026, of $35, this would be a potential annual revenue loss of approximately $59,500 ($29,750 in FY 2027). Also, pursuant to RSA 235:23 (“Apportionment A”), 12 percent of highway fund road toll and motor vehicle fee revenue collected is distributed to municipalities in the year following collection. Therefore, this bill would also reduce state expenditures and local revenue by approximately $3,570 in FY 2028 and $7,140 in FY 2029 and beyond. Lastly, the Department states that any state expenditures attributable to this bill, mostly related to the cost for direct mailing titles, would decrease annually by an insignificant amount (less than $10,000).
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety