CHAPTER 22
HB 1227 - FINAL VERSION
2018 SESSION
18-2158
03/08
HOUSE BILL HB 1227
AN ACT relative to an unattended idling vehicle on private property.
SPONSORS: Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. Itse, Rock. 10
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that person may idle a vehicle unattended on his or her own property.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2158
03/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to an unattended idling vehicle on private property.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
22:1 Unattended Vehicle; Idling Allowed. Amend RSA 265:72, I to read as follows:
I. No person driving or in charge of a vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the way, unless such vehicle has been started by remote control car starter. This paragraph does not prohibit a person in charge of a vehicle from idling the vehicle unattended on his or her own property.
22:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: July 14, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 6, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 22, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 29, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 5, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 20, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 5, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/15/2018; Chapter 22; Eff. 7/14/2018
April 19, 2018: Enrolled 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
April 12, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
April 5, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2018; SJ 11
April 5, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2018; SC 15
March 20, 2018: Hearing: 03/20/2018, Room 103, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 13
March 29, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/29/2018; SC 14
April 5, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2018; SC 15
March 8, 2018: Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7
Feb. 22, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA RC 208-116 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 45
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 13-6; RC)
Feb. 22, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/22/2018 (Vote 13-6; RC) HC 7 P. 20
Feb. 6, 2018: Executive Session: 02/06/2018 LOB 304
Jan. 23, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/23/2018 01:15 PM LOB 304
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 3