CHAPTER 33
SB 25 - FINAL VERSION
02/23/2017 0474s
2017 SESSION
17-0809
06/09
SENATE BILL 25
SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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This bill raises the amount the commissioner of transportation may pay to one person for small claims resulting from accidents due to activities of the department of transportation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/23/2017 0474s 17-0809
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
33:1 Commissioner of Transportation; Small Claims. Amend RSA 228:29 to read as follows:
228:29 Small Claims. With the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner may use the funds accruing to his or her department for the payment of small claims occasioned by accidents due to the activities of his or her department. No such claim shall be paid to any one person in an amount of over [$600] $1,000. Any person claiming damage due to the activities of the department of transportation in an amount of less than [$600] $1,000 may make application to the commissioner for payment thereof. Said application shall be filed within 60 days of the date of the accident. If the commissioner upon investigation is of the opinion that the damage was caused because of activities of the department, he or she shall submit his or her recommendation to the governor and council for approval.
33:2 Commissioner of Transportation; Small Claims; 2018. RSA 228:29 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
228:29 Small Claims. With the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner may use the funds accruing to his or her department for the payment of small claims occasioned by accidents due to the activities of his or her department. No such claim shall be paid to any one person in an amount of over $1,500. Any person claiming damage due to the activities of the department of transportation in an amount of less than $1,500 may make application to the commissioner for payment thereof. Said application shall be filed within 60 days of the date of the accident. If the commissioner upon investigation is of the opinion that the damage was caused because of activities of the department, he or she shall submit his or her recommendation to the governor and council for approval.
33:3 Commissioner of Transportation; Small Claims; 2019. RSA 228:29 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
228:29 Small Claims. With the approval of the governor and council, the commissioner may use the funds accruing to his or her department for the payment of small claims occasioned by accidents due to the activities of his or her department. No such claim shall be paid to any one person in an amount of over $2,000. Any person claiming damage due to the activities of the department of transportation in an amount of less than $2,000 may make application to the commissioner for payment thereof. Said application shall be filed within 60 days of the date of the accident. If the commissioner upon investigation is of the opinion that the damage was caused because of activities of the department, he or she shall submit his or her recommendation to the governor and council for approval.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1 2018.
II. Section 3 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
Approved: May 09, 2017
Effective Date:
I. Section 2 effective July 1, 2018
II. Section 3 effective July 1, 2019
III. Remainder effective July 1, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 23, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 16, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 29, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| March 29, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| April 20, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
July 1, 2017: III. Remainder Effective 07/01/2017
July 1, 2019: II. Section 3 Effective 07/01/2019
July 1, 2018: I. Section 2 Effective 07/01/2018
May 9, 2017: Signed by the Governor on 05/09/2017; Chapter 0033
April 27, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16
April 20, 2017: Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 26
April 20, 2017: Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 46(f) 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 10
April 20, 2017: Referred to Finance 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 9
April 20, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 9
April 20, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/20/2017 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 20 P. 7
March 29, 2017: Executive Session: 03/29/2017 11:00 AM LOB 203
March 29, 2017: Public Hearing: 03/29/2017 10:00 AM LOB 203
March 9, 2017: Introduced 03/09/2017 and referred to Transportation HJ 10 P. 76
March 16, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2017; SJ 9
March 16, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/16/2017; SC 14
Feb. 23, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0474s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/23/2017; SJ 7
Feb. 23, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-0474s, AA, VV; 02/23/2017; SJ 7
Feb. 23, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0474s, 02/23/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 10, 2017: Hearing: 01/10/2017, Room 103, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 5
Jan. 5, 2017: To Be Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4