# New Hampshire SB271: relative to qualifications for issuing veteran license plates to include General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions. New Hampshire SB271, relative to qualifications for issuing veteran license plates to include General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Denise Ricciardi (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0253; Effective 09/13/2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB271-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire SB271 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: relative to qualifications for issuing veteran license plates to include General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0253; Effective 09/13/2025 - Sponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican) - Cosponsors: 14 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More veterans qualify for special plates: benefit, low. New Hampshire veterans with a general discharge under honorable conditions now qualify for veteran plates and an optional driver's license veteran mark. Plate applicants must apply, provide authorized proof of veteran status, and pay regular registration fees plus $4 per plate. Renewals still cost… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Catherine A Rombeau (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Loren E Foxx (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate - Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tara Reardon (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (12) - 2025-07-22: Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0253; Effective 09/13/2025 (Senate) - 2025-06-30: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 58 (House) - 2025-06-30: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 8 (House) - 2025-05-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/06/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) (House) - 2025-04-23: Executive Session: 05/06/2025 01:00 pm LOB 203 (House) - 2025-04-23: Public Hearing: 05/06/2025 10:20 am LOB 203 (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 11 P. 113 (House) - 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 11 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Hearing: 02/18/2025, Room 101, LOB, 02:15 pm; SC 10 (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 3 (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-06-30: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=453&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7931) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16983) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15010) ## Related bills - HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law) - 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) - HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=453&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7931) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16983) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15010) ## 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) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB271-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).