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SB 151 · 2025 · Senate · Transportation Committee

Disability parking permit fraud prevention

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relative to accessible parking permit verification and fraud prevention.

Requires walking disability placards to contain certain driver's license information, creates a penalty for a disabled driver who parks without displaying a placard, increases fines for parking in restricted spaces without one, and makes display of a counterfeit or fraudulent placard a violation or misdemeanor.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · July 22, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill requires that walking disability placards contain certain driver's license information, creates a penalty for a disabled driver who parks in a restricted parking space without displaying their placard, and increases fines for parking in restricted spaces without a placard. This bill also makes the display of a counterfeit, fraudulent, or other unofficial walking disability placard while parked in a properly designated parking space reserved for individuals with walking disabilities a violation or misdemeanor.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“Any motor vehicle carrying the special plates or hanging windshield placard issued to a person with a walking disability under RSA 261:88, or a similar license plate displaying the international accessibility symbol shall be allowed free parking in any city or town, including any state or municipal parking facility where a fee is charged.”
RSA 265:74
“Each city or town shall have the discretion to set the time periods using guidelines which shall be provided by the governor's commission on disability.”
RSA 265:74
“The free parking shall only be allowed if the person who qualifies for the special plates or hanging placard is being transported in the vehicle to or from the parking place.”
RSA 265:74
“Parking places designated for persons with walking disabilities shall be utilized only if a person with a walking disability is being transported in the vehicle to or from the parking place.”
RSA 265:74

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

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Sponsors

Sen. Daryl AbbasRPrimePresident Pro Tempore
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
  • Sen. Bill GannonRChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip
  • Sen. Timothy LangRMajority Whip
  • Sen. David RochefortRChair· Health and Human Services

Also: Rep. Sandra PanekR, Rep. Jeffrey TenczarR

Public testimony

4 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

75% support25% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This is a good bill that will prevent non-disabled people from taking spaces away from disabled people.”
— Megan Kilar, Candiasupports

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

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingSenate Transportation17:55–33:4315m 48slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floor25:14–25:4430slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0497s; SB 151 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floor2:40:06–2:41:301m 24slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0497s; Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-0497s and #2025-0913s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0497s — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation52:46–56:093m 23slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • May 8, 2025Floor debateHouse floor35:46–36:3044slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1799h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-1799h — adopted, voice vote; Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • May 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety11:19–12:291m 10slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 12, 2025Floor debateSenate floor27:30–28:2151slocated in the stream transcriptSen. Ricciardi Moved to Concur with the House Amendment — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Adopted — voice vote

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Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 3
  2. Feb 4, 2025SenHearing: 02/04/2025, Room 101, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 8
  3. Mar 6, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0497s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenSB 151 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 6, 2025SenSpecial Order to Next Session, Without Objection; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  6. Mar 13, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0497s, 03/13/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 12
  7. Mar 13, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0497s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  8. Mar 13, 2025SenSen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2025-0913s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  9. Mar 13, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendments #2025-0497s and #2025-0913s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 6
  10. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 11 P. 111
  11. Apr 22, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/22/2025 10:10 am LOB 203
  12. May 6, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 05/06/2025 01:00 pm LOB 203
  13. May 1, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/01/2025 12:00 pm LOB 203
  14. May 1, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1799h 05/01/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 23 P. 10
  15. May 8, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1799h: AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 13
  16. May 8, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1799h: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 13
  17. May 8, 2025HouseReferred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 14
  18. May 23, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 05/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  19. May 23, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/23/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
  20. May 23, 2025House: Ought to Pass 05/23/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 27 P. 9
  21. Jun 5, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 11
  22. Jun 12, 2025SenSen. Ricciardi Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
  23. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
  24. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  25. Jul 15, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0238; Effective 01/01/2026

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Documents (PDF)

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