Bill Text - HB1334 (2018)

Establishing a commission to review the structure of motor vehicle laws.


Revision: Nov. 6, 2017, 11:48 a.m.

HB 1334 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2018 SESSION

18-2109

03/05

 

HOUSE BILL 1334

 

AN ACT establishing a commission to review the structure of motor vehicle laws.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Packard, Rock. 5; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a commission to review the structure of motor vehicle laws.

 

This bill was requested by the department of safety.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2109

03/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT establishing a commission to review the structure of motor vehicle laws.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  New Subdivision; Commission to Review the Structure of Motor Vehicle Laws.  Amend RSA 260 by inserting after section 76 the following new subdivision:

Commission to Review the Structure of Motor Vehicle Laws

260:77  Commission to Review the Structure of Motor Vehicle Laws.

I.  There is established a commission to review the structure of motor vehicle laws.

II.  The members of the commission shall be as follows:

(a)  Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b)  One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(c)  The director of the division of motor vehicles.

(d)  The assistant commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.

III.  Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.

IV.  The commission shall review the structure of motor vehicle laws.

V.  The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member.  The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

VI.  The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before August 1, 2019.

2  Repeal.  RSA 260:77, relative to the commission to review the structure of motor vehicle laws, is repealed.

3  Effective Date.  

I.  Section 2 of this act shall take effect August 1, 2019.

II.  The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.