---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the use of number plate scanning devices."
description: "relative to the use of number plate scanning devices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1059"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1059 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buzz Scherr"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-11-12"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/498cf723-07f0-4fcf-bd9b-92df45069b31"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1719&inflect=2"
source_hash: "10ed971de088972161548e5cf6a9839d91d08cc10cbc9947f7c560668f15f5dc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 1059 (2026) — relative to the use of number plate scanning devices.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=20860&q=billVersion)
2. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33395&q=billVersion)
3. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31054&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Buzz Scherr — primary (person)
- Dan McGuire — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-11-12** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Public Hearing: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 234
- **2026-02-18** Executive Session: 03/03/2026 11:00 am GP 234
- **2026-03-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/03/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 28 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 57 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-17** Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** Hearing: 04/07/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 13
- **2026-04-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/16/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 `enrolled`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- **2026-06-01** Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/28/2026; Chapter 88; eff. 05/28/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/498cf723-07f0-4fcf-bd9b-92df45069b31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).