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HB 1568 · 2026 · House · Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

Minimum auto insurance requirements

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relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles.

Requires owners of registered motor vehicles to maintain minimum liability insurance coverage, establishes penalties for noncompliance, and authorizes rulemaking for verification procedures.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires owners of registered motor vehicles to maintain liability insurance meeting minimum coverage thresholds, establishes penalties for noncompliance, and authorizes rulemaking for verification procedures.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Joseph BartonRPrime

Public testimony

15 signed in online · 6 wrote testimony

20% support80% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“ESPECIALLY since we will have more jalopys on the road with the end of inspections, YES, PLEASE PASS THIS BILL!”
— Stephanie Vazzano, Concordsupports
“This is important, especially since this state did away with mandatory safety inspections. Years ago someone driving on the wrong side of the road hit me head on and ruined my spine.…”
— Margaret Konze, Pembrokesupports
“Not having auto insurance is silly. The state requiring it is even more silly as we know the same people who never get insurance-will never get insurance. This is why uninsured motorist coverage exists.”
— Simon Berrio, Daltonopposes
“Requiring mandatory car insurance will not help anything in NH.…”
— Pamela Harders, Manchesteropposes
“Mr Chair and Honorable Committee: You are trying to legislate a problem that doesn’t exist!! You can only exacerbate the issue and make it worse through this legislation.…”
— henry giasson, goffstownopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-2110:00 amHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsGP 229Public hearing
  • 2026-01-221:15 pmHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsGP 229Public hearing
  • 2026-02-041:00 pmHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsGP 229Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 26
  2. Jan 21, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/21/2026 01:30 pm GP 229
  3. Jan 22, 2026HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 01/22/2026 02:15 pm GP 229
  4. Feb 4, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/04/2026 01:00 pm GP 229
  5. Feb 4, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2026 (Vote 13-2; CC) HC 7 P. 5
  6. Feb 19, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 6

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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