The House Transportation Committee voted 15-1 against a Democratic bill to reinstate New Hampshire’s mandatory vehicle inspection program. As reported by NH Journal, most members sided with Rep. Henry Giasson (R-Goffstown), who said lawmakers should stay the course after repealing inspections.
NH Journal reported that the effort to revive the mandate was rejected decisively in committee.
The House Transportation Committee voted 15-1 against a Democratic bill to reinstate the inspection mandate.
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Giasson summed up the committee’s view with a driving metaphor.
“This body put the pedal to the metal on repealing vehicle inspections, and we’re not going to pump the brakes now,” Giasson said.
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According to NH Journal, GOP leadership has cast the repeal as a political winner.
House Republican leadership has made clear it believes ending inspections is politically popular, particularly with working-class voters.
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NH Journal reported how Republicans amplified the result afterward.
“Vehicle inspections are gone, and we’re NOT letting them return.”
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Committee members said constituent feedback ran strongly one way, NH Journal reported.
“The messages that I’ve received, which have been 95 percent, said, ‘I’m tired of it. I’m done with it.’
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