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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.

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

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2110:00 amHouse TransportationLOB 203Public hearing
  • 2025-01-281:30 pmHouse TransportationLOB 203Public hearing
  • 2025-02-042:00 pmHouse TransportationLOB 203Public hearing

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.