HB 234 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0384
03/06
HOUSE BILL 234
AN ACT relative to alteration of speed limits.
SPONSORS: Rep. Barnes, Rock. 8
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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This bill authorizes a governing body to reduce the speed limit on a class V highway.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0384
03/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to alteration of speed limits.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Alteration of Speed Limits. Amend RSA 265:63 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. A governing body may establish a speed limit on a class V highway within the city or town that is lower than the prima facie limit established in RSA 265:60, provided that the limit established under this paragraph shall not be less than 25 miles per hour.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 11, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 18, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 2, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 2, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 6
Feb. 2, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/02/2017 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 6
Jan. 18, 2017: Executive Session: 01/18/2017 03:00 PM LOB 203
Jan. 11, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/11/2017 02:30 PM LOB 203
Jan. 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 21