Bill Text - HB1186 (2016)

(New Title) relative to coasting of vehicles.


Revision: May 20, 2016, midnight

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HB 1186 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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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.