Revision: May 20, 2016, midnight
\t \t\tHB 1186 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
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05/05/2016 1869s
2016 SESSION
\t16-2025
\t03/08
HOUSE BILL\t1186
AN ACT\trelative to coasting of vehicles.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Schleien, Hills. 37; Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 26; Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. L. Ober, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE:\tTransportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill establishes an exemption from the coasting prohibition for motorcycles and private passenger automobiles traveling under 15 miles per hour.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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05/05/2016 1869s\t16-2025
\t03/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to coasting of vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Coasting; Motorcycles. Amend RSA 265:99, I to read as follows:
\t\tI. The driver of any vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade, other than motorcycles or private passenger automobiles, as defined in RSA 259:80, I, traveling under 15 miles per hour, shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.