NH House passes bill to eliminate motor vehicle safety inspections

NH House passes bill to eliminate motor vehicle safety inspections

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Thursday to eliminate the state's annual vehicle inspection requirement.

How Compromised is the NH Senate?

The news of 2025’s perennial attempt to abolish the “sticker tax,” aka HB649 (ending annual passenger vehicles inspections), is good so far.  The House has voted in favor despite the failure of the House Transportation Committee to produce a proper recommendation. The committee did not recommend either pass or fail, which has happened to other ... Read more Source

Ending mandatory vehicle inspections would save Granite Staters tens of millions a year - THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY

In a cost-cutting move, New Jersey ended its annual auto safety inspections in 2010. State officials cited a lack of evidence that inspections improved public safety.  “If we’re going to invest millions of taxpayer dollars year after year in a program, then it is essential that we be able to justify the expense and effectiveness of said program,” then-Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Raymond Martinez said. “With a lack of conclusive …