HB 1347 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2467
\t08/04
HOUSE BILL\t1347
AN ACT\testablishing a committee to study sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Luneau, Merr. 10; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15
COMMITTEE:\tTransportation
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill establishes a committee to study sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2467
\t08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\testablishing a committee to study sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles.
\t2 Membership and Compensation.
\t\tI. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
\t\t\t(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
\t\t\t(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
\t\tII. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
\t3 Duties. The committee shall study how to best promote awareness of bicycles and motorcycles on the road and promoting sharing of the road between motorists, cyclists, and motorcyclists. The committee may solicit advice and testimony from any group or individual it deems helpful to its study.
\t4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
\t5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2016.
\t6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.