HB 1698 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2026 SESSION
26-2355
09/05
HOUSE BILL 1698
AN ACT relative to electronic credentials.
SPONSORS: Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Wheeler, Hills. 33; Rep. Slottje, Hills. 13; Rep. Sirois, Hills. 32; Rep. Drago, Rock. 4; Rep. Mehegan, Merr. 12
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies that the statute authorizing the division of motor vehicles to establish electronic credentials does not grant the authority to compel a person to create, maintain, or display an electronic credential, nor to require any business to accept them.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2355
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to electronic credentials.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Mobile Drivers' Licenses and Non-Driver Identification Cards; Electronic Credential; Privacy. Amend RSA 263-A:5 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a person to obtain an electronic credential, and no person shall be compelled to create, maintain, or display an electronic credential.
2 New Paragraph; Acceptance of Electronic Credentials. Amend RSA 263-A:3 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any business to accept an electronic credential.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 10, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 10, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 21, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 7, 2026 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 5, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
April 24, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 17
April 15, 2026: Hearing: 04/21/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 15
Feb. 25, 2026: Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5
Feb. 19, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 36
Feb. 11, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/10/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 7 P. 22
Feb. 5, 2026: Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 234
Jan. 28, 2026: Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 10:40 am GP 234
Dec. 12, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 32