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HB 2026 - Increases Toll Rates Beginning in 2027 - New Hampshire Key Vote

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Title: Increases Toll Rates Beginning in 2027

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a veto of a bill that increases toll rates beginning in 2027 in New Hampshire.

Highlights:

  • Adopts the “State of New Hampshire Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan 2027-2036” (Sec. 1). 

  • Increase toll rates for cash transactions and vehicles without a funded New Hampshire E-Z Pass at various plazas beginning January 1, 2027, including increasing the standard passenger rate at Hampton from $2 to $4 (Sec. 3). 

  • Authorizes periodic toll adjustments tied to the Department of Transportation's projected inflation index as part of the statewide transportation improvement program (Sec. 3). 

  • Requires the Department of Transportation to issue New Hampshire E-Z Pass transponders at no cost for 210 days beginning December 1, 2026, to any new or current account holder upon request (Sec. 4). 

  • Repeals existing law relative to E-Z discounts on established tolls within the New Hampshire turnpike system (Sec. 5). 

  • Expands the 10-year transportation plan to include major projects such as the reconstruction and widening of Exit 6 and exit 7 on I-293 in Manchester and the widening of I-93 from Bow to Concord (Sec. 6-7). 

  • Authorizes the transfer of specific state-acquired land to the town of New Boston for the purpose of reconstructing the Gregg Mill Road Bridge (Sec. 9). 

  • Specifies that the free transponder provision takes effect December 1, 2026, and toll rate changes take effect January 1, 2027, while the remainder of the act takes effect upon passage (Sec. 10).

NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.

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See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Increases Toll Rates Beginning in 2027

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a veto of a bill that increases toll rates beginning in 2027 in New Hampshire.

Highlights:

  • Adopts the “State of New Hampshire Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan 2027-2036” (Sec. 1). 

  • Increase toll rates for cash transactions and vehicles without a funded New Hampshire E-Z Pass at various plazas beginning January 1, 2027, including increasing the standard passenger rate at Hampton from $2 to $4 (Sec. 3). 

  • Authorizes periodic toll adjustments tied to the Department of Transportation's projected inflation index as part of the statewide transportation improvement program (Sec. 3). 

  • Requires the Department of Transportation to issue New Hampshire E-Z Pass transponders at no cost for 210 days beginning December 1, 2026, to any new or current account holder upon request (Sec. 4). 

  • Repeals existing law relative to E-Z discounts on established tolls within the New Hampshire turnpike system (Sec. 5). 

  • Expands the 10-year transportation plan to include major projects such as the reconstruction and widening of Exit 6 and exit 7 on I-293 in Manchester and the widening of I-93 from Bow to Concord (Sec. 6-7). 

  • Authorizes the transfer of specific state-acquired land to the town of New Boston for the purpose of reconstructing the Gregg Mill Road Bridge (Sec. 9). 

  • Specifies that the free transponder provision takes effect December 1, 2026, and toll rate changes take effect January 1, 2027, while the remainder of the act takes effect upon passage (Sec. 10).

NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.

Full Bill Text

Title: Increases Toll Rates Beginning in 2027

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