Revision: June 23, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
CHAPTER 169
HB 1466-FN - FINAL VERSION
19Feb2026... 0382h
2026 SESSION
26-3073
06/07
HOUSE BILL 1466-FN
AN ACT relative to obtaining a certificate of title for certain trailers.
SPONSORS: Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Veilleux, Hills. 34; Rep. Coker, Belk. 2
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Adds an exemption from certificate of title requirements for boat trailers over 3,001 pounds if their manufacturer’s model year is more than 10 years old.
II. Allows a person who owns a title-exempt vehicle the ability to voluntarily request a 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19Feb2026... 0382h 26-3073
06/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to obtaining a certificate of title for certain trailers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
169:1 Exempted Vehicles. Amend RSA 261:3, I(j) to read as follows:
(j) Trailers with gross weight of less than 3,001 pounds, and any boat trailer over 3,001 pounds whose manufacturer’s model year is over 10 years old;
169:2 New Paragraph; Certificate of Title; Exempted Vehicle; Voluntary Certificate of Title. Amend RSA 261:3 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. For any vehicle where a certificate of title need not be obtained pursuant to this section, a person may obtain a voluntary title for such vehicle by submitting to the department a previously issued, current or expired New Hampshire certificate of registration, a valid out-of-state certificate of title, an application for a certificate of title, or a current New Hampshire vehicle identification number verification form as prescribed by the director. For the purposes of this section, a temporary registration issued pursuant to RSA 261:57 shall not meet the requirement of a previously issued New Hampshire certificate of registration.
169:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 19, 2026
Effective Date: August 18, 2026