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HB 182 · 2025 · House · Transportation Committee

Ban on EVs in parking garages

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prohibiting electric vehicles in commercial parking garages.

Prohibits parking an electric vehicle in a commercial parking garage.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill prohibits parking an electric vehicle in a commercial parking garage.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Any violation of this provision shall be reported to the police department upon discovery of the vehicle and shall result in a fine issued by the town, city or municipal police department having jurisdiction over the parking garage.”
Section 1
“The amount of the fine shall be determined by each department, to be applied consistently for violations of this paragraph.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Mark ProulxRPrime

Public testimony

82 signed in online · 34 wrote testimony

5% support95% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Firemen know the EV fires get out of control very fast. Frankly, insurance carriers should be conditioning coverage based on such proximity to other property. Damage to parking garage should also have coverage exemption.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuasupports
“There is no apparent rationale offered as to why EVs should be banned from parking garages. EVs meet all of the safety requirements for being on public roadways.…”
— William Coder, Bedfordopposes
“Banning EVs in parking garages or other places is misguided.…”
— Rangi Keen, Plainfieldopposes
“EVs had 61 times fewer fires than ICE vehicles. EVs are equivalent in weight or up to 400 pounds more than equivalent ICE cars. However, pickup trucks are twice the weight of standard cars. Therefore, EVs are the safest cars to have in parking garages.…”
— Daniel Hooberman, Laconiaopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 13, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 21, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation1:00:46–1:03:272m 41slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Jan 28, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation4:15:07–4:15:2922slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation4:24:28–4:28:534m 25slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; ==CONTINUED== Executive Session
  • Feb 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 9
  2. Jan 21, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/21/2025 10:40 am LOB 203
  3. Jan 28, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/28/2025 01:30 pm LOB 203
  4. Feb 4, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/04/2025 02:00 pm LOB 203
  5. Feb 4, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 11 P. 9
  6. Feb 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 15

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.