SB 155 · 2026 · Senate · Transportation Committee
Highway toll credit use
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Allows the use of toll credits as a match for federal highway funds on certain municipal, county, and nonprofit projects while requiring legislative approval for other uses.AI-generated
Status
Referred to interim study (Senate) · January 7, 2026- ✓Introduced
- ✕Senate
- House
- Governor
- Law
Analysis
This bill allows the use of toll credits as a match for federal highway funds for certain projects, including municipal, county, and non-profit projects, while requiring legislative approval for other uses.
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
“The department may use toll credits as a match for federal highway funds solely for the funding of highway and road projects, projects concerning the travel of motor vehicles on such highways and roads, and the completion of the project development phase of the project named Nashua-Manchester-Concord, project number 40818, in the 2019-2028 Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan.”
“Any municipal, county, or non-profit managed project eligible for assistance under Title 23 may use toll credits as a match for any such assistance, where it is allowed by the federal government, without department or legislative approval.”
“Any other use of toll credits shall require approval of the joint legislative capital project overview committee, established in RSA 17-J:1, prior to moving the project forward for approval in the state 10-year transportation improvement program.”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Sen. Timothy LangRMajority Whip
- Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
- Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
- Rep. Connie LaneDRanking Member· Election Law
- Rep. Mary Jane WallnerDSenior Democratic Advisor
Also: Sen. David WattersD, Sen. Tim McGoughR, Rep. Tracy BricchiD, Rep. Matthew HicksD
Public testimony
No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record
Votes
yeanay- Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee report: Rereferred to Committee5–0Overall100% yea
- Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteRereferred to Committeeadopted
- Jan 7, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Referred to Interim Study5–0Overall100% yea
- Jan 7, 2026SenateVoice voteRefer to Interim Studyadopted
Hearings and debates
- Feb 4, 2025Public hearingSenate Transportation1:23:28–1:31:077m 39slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
- Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floor3:43:52–3:44:3240slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee; Rereferred to Committee — adopted, voice vote
- Jan 7, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study; Refer to Interim Study — adopted, voice vote
Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.
Legislative history
- Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 3
- Feb 4, 2025SenHearing: 02/04/2025, Room 101, LOB, 01:45 pm; SC 8
- Mar 6, 2025Sen: Rereferred to Committee, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
- Mar 6, 2025SenRereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
- Jan 7, 2026SenCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 46
- Jan 7, 2026SenRefer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
Coverage
No reporting linked yet.
Background reading
Evergreen reading on the policy area — spanning perspectives — not coverage of this specific bill.
The Pew Charitable Trusts — Explains how electric vehicles and better fuel economy are eroding the gas-tax revenue states rely on to fund roads.AI-generated
- Understanding New Hampshire's Gas TaxNH context — critics
Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy — Free-market policy center's explainer on how New Hampshire funds roads through the gas tax, tolls, and turnpike fund, and why revenue has lagged.AI-generated
- Bill proposes toll increase for out-of-state drivers to help fund NH highway upgradesNH context — supporters
New Hampshire Public Radio — Reports on a Senate proposal to raise tolls, largely on cash and out-of-state drivers, to fund the state's Ten-Year Plan.AI-generated
Business NH Magazine — Examines how underfunding of the state's Ten-Year Transportation Improvement Plan leaves needed projects unbuilt.AI-generated
- New TollsNH context
Citizens Count — Nonpartisan New Hampshire issue brief laying out arguments for and against raising turnpike tolls.AI-generated
Patch (New Hampshire) — Column on the legislative reaction after the governor's veto of the highway and Ten-Year Plan legislation.AI-generated
Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.