CHAPTER 48
SB 27 - FINAL VERSION
01/19/2017 0008s
2017 SESSION
17-0892
01/03
SENATE BILL 27
AN ACT relative to grip height of motorcycles.
SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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This bill repeals restrictions on grip height on motorcycles.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/19/2017 0008s 17-0892
01/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to grip height of motorcycles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
48:1 Handlebars on Motorcycles. Amend RSA 266:77 to read as follows:
266:77 [Grips;] Handlebars. [No person shall drive on a way a motorcycle on which the grips are higher than the shoulder level of the driver when in the seat or saddle.] It shall be illegal to drive a motorcycle with improvised, defective, or repaired handlebars.
48:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 12, 2017
Effective Date: July 11, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 19, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 22, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| March 30, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| April 20, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
July 11, 2017: Signed by the Governor on 05/12/2017; Chapter 0048; Effective 07/11/2017
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: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 15
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
April 20, 2017: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 04/20/2017 (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 20 P. 10
March 30, 2017: Executive Session: 03/30/2017 LOB 203
March 22, 2017: Public Hearing: 03/22/2017 10:00 AM LOB 203
Feb. 16, 2017: Introduced 02/16/2017 and referred to Transportation HJ 8 P. 45
Jan. 19, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0008s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/19/2017; SJ 4
Jan. 19, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-0008s, AA, VV; 01/19/2017; SJ 4
Jan. 19, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0008s, 01/19/2017; SC 6
Jan. 10, 2017: Hearing: 01/10/2017, Room 103, LOB, 01:45 pm; SC 5
Jan. 5, 2017: To Be Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4