---
type: "Bill"
title: "creating a gold star family and gold star father license plate."
description: "creating a gold star family and gold star father license plate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1078"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1078 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-01"
last_action: "2026-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1f8c8aa-027a-4086-aeb2-ca1529f11c4a"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1802&inflect=2"
source_hash: "02836bb48cf6f514901e61d24e9af50703acfb670eb8434f0d258a7347594396"
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 1078 (2026) — creating a gold star family and gold star father license plate.

## 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=22722&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32178&q=billVersion)
3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33075&q=billVersion)
4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32687&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Arnold G Davis — cosponsor (person)
- David Rochefort — cosponsor (person)
- Lori E Korzen — cosponsor (person)
- Michael I Moffett — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Ouellet — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-01** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** ==ROOM CHANGE== Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 10:20 am GP 232
- **2026-02-02** Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:20 am GP 232
- **2026-02-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 16-0; RC) HC 9 P. 46 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Special Order to next order of business (Rep. T. Walsh): MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 44
- **2026-03-05** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 44 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-06** Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Hearing: 04/21/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 15
- **2026-04-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1620s, 05/07/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Committee Amendment # 2026-1620s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
- **2026-05-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1620s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-14** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1620s (Rep. T. Walsh): MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- **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
- **2026-05-21** Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/19/2026; Chapter 78; eff. 07/18/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1f8c8aa-027a-4086-aeb2-ca1529f11c4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).