HB640 (2009) Detail

Relative to speed limits and keeping right except to pass.


HB 640-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2009 SESSION

09-0576

03/09

HOUSE BILL 640-FN

AN ACT relative to speed limits and keeping right except to pass.

SPONSORS: Rep. Vaillancourt, Hills 15; Rep. Leishman, Hills 3

COMMITTEE: Transportation

ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Increases the speed limit on divided highways.

II. Limits when overtaking a vehicle on the right is permitted.

III. Establishes fines for failing to drive on the right side of the roadway.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

09-0576

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to speed limits and keeping right except to pass.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Drive on Right Side of Roadway; Fines. Amend RSA 265:16 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:

IV. Any person violating this section shall receive a warning for the first offense and shall be fined $50 for the second and subsequent offenses.

2 When Overtaking on the Right is Permitted; Highways. Amend RSA 265:19, II to read as follows:

II. Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for more than 2 [or more] lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle;

3 Speed Limits; Interstate and Divided Highways. Amend RSA 265:60, II(e) to read as follows:

(e) [65] 70 miles [an] per hour on the interstate system, the central New Hampshire turnpike and the eastern New Hampshire turnpike in locations where said highways are 4-lane divided highways, or other divided highways of 4 or more lanes.

4 Speed Limits; Fines. Amend RSA 265:60, VI to read as follows:

VI. The fines for violations of subparagraph II(e) shall be as follows:

Miles above the [65] 70 mph limit:

1-5 $65

6-10 100

11-15 150

16-20 250

21-25 350

26+ Must appear

5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.

LBAO

09-0576

01/22/09

HB 640-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to speed limits and keeping right except to pass.

FISCAL IMPACT:

    The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Department of Safety. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.