Proposed New Hampshire Legislation Would Require ALL Bike Owners to Pay Registration Fees

January 28, 2026

The New Hampshire state motto may be “Live Free or Die,” but House Bill 1703 (HB1703) would make the state’s bike owners “pay fee or get fined.” This news comes a little over a week after New Jersey passed a new law requiring all e-bike owners to be licensed, registered, and insured. It’s hard not to draw parallels, but unlike the New Jersey law, the New Hampshire Bill does not appear to be motivated by safety; rather, it was proposed as a means to increase funding for transportation projects.

From the Analysis section of proposed House Bill 1703: “This bill establishes a required annual registration fee for all bicycles and electric bicycles operating on state or municipally funded paths, trails, and roadways which bicycles and electric bicycles are permitted to be ridden on…” BIKERUMOR