This bill establishes a new section in the New Hampshire Revised Statutes (RSA 261) to create vanity license plates and decals specifically for amateur radio operators. The plates will feature the operator's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) call sign, and if the call sign is not displayed, a lightning bolt symbol can be used to indicate their status as a licensed operator. The bill mandates that the director of motor vehicles solicit designs for these plates and allows for the establishment of fees for their issuance, which must be approved by the New Hampshire House and Senate Ways and Means Committees. Additionally, a list of plate holders will be shared with the New Hampshire Department of Safety for emergency management purposes, while ensuring that no special privileges are conferred to the plate holders.

The bill also outlines that the implementation of these vanity plates will incur a one-time cost of approximately $25,000 for system programming changes and eligibility verification processes. The production and distribution costs of the plates will be covered by existing vanity and plate fees. The bill does not provide any funding and indicates that the revenue generated from the new plates is indeterminable. The effective date of the act is set for 90 days after its passage.