# New Hampshire HB1041: relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.

New Hampshire HB1041, relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Samuel G Farrington (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-11 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 3) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1041
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to permitting motor vehicle manufacturers to operate dealerships in market areas also served by franchise dealers.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Last action: 2026-03-11, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 3
- Sponsor: Samuel G Farrington (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Samuel G Farrington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Henry R Giasson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julius F Soti (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Drew (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael E Granger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Yury Polozov (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-11: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 3 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 5 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Executive Session: 03/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 229 (House)
- 2026-02-13: Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2026 02:00 pm GP 229 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 01:15 pm GP 229 (House)
- 2025-11-07: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 3 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=20443)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=20443)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1041-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).