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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 452: relative to the issuance of drivers' licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 452 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to the issuance of drivers' licenses for aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire. Primary sponsor: Thomas Walsh (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Thomas WalshPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 10
Daryl AbbasCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Jose CambrilsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 4
Larry GagneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 16
Ted GorskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 2
Greg HillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 2
Keith MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Jason OsborneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 2
Sherman PackardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Terry RoyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 31
Steven SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseSullivan 3
Joe SweeneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
  2. Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 46
  3. Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  4. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
  5. Hearing: 04/08/2025, Room 101, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 16
  6. Introduced 03/13/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 8
  7. Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 91
  8. Ought to Pass: MA RC 198-162 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 89
  9. Referred to Finance 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 91
  10. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  11. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC)
  12. Executive Session: 02/18/2025 02:00 pm LOB 203

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source