HB 1270 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2457
03/04
HOUSE BILL 1270
AN ACT relative to the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving.
SPONSORS: Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. Prout, Hills. 37; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6; Rep. Seaworth, Merr. 20; Rep. Dickey, Hills. 5
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits using a mobile electronic device while stopped by a traffic control device.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2457
03/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the prohibition on the use of mobile electronic devices while driving.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Use of Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving. Amend RSA 265:79-c, I(a) to read as follows:
I.(a) No person, while driving a moving motor vehicle upon a way or temporarily halted in traffic for a [traffic control device or other] momentary delay that is not as a result of a traffic control device, shall use any hand-held mobile electronic device capable of providing voice or data communication, including but not limited to: reading, composing, viewing, or posting any electronic message; or initiating, receiving, or conducting a conversation; or initiating a command or request to access the Internet; or inputting information into a global positioning system or navigation device; or manually typing data into any other portable electronic device. An operator of a motor vehicle who holds a cellular telephone or other electronic device capable of voice communication in the immediate proximity of his or her ear while such vehicle is in motion is presumed to be engaging in a call within the meaning of this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
March 6, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 232-99 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 112
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 6, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/06/2018 (Vote 13-2; RC) HC 9 P. 48
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 13-2; RC)
Feb. 13, 2018: Executive Session: 02/13/2018 LOB 203
Feb. 13, 2018: Public Hearing: 02/13/2018 10:00 AM LOB 203
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 5