relative to vehicles held in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship.
This bill updates New Hampshire law to clarify how vehicles owned by two or more people as joint tenants with rights of survivorship are handled after one owner dies. It allows the surviving owner to keep the vehicle and transfer or renew its registration without needing to get a new title or go through a full transfer process. The law specifies that using "and" between owners' names on a title application establishes this ownership type, while using "or" does not require any extra designation. Additionally, the bill permits a nonresident to be one of the joint owners for this specific purpose, and it sets the effective date for these changes to September 1, 2024.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Nov 28, 2023
Signed Jul 22, 2024
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Total actions
12
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5
Committee
4
Jul 22, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 105; eff. 09/01/2024
lower
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 02/15/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 13
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/30/2024 (Vote 19-0; CC)
lower
Nov 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Transportation
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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