CHAPTER 41
HB 1455 - FINAL VERSION
2018 SESSION
18-2254
03/05
HOUSE BILL 1455
AN ACT relative to vehicle operation at uncontrolled intersections.
SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. D. Thomas, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies rules of the road at intersections where a traffic control device is not operational.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2254
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to vehicle operation at uncontrolled intersections.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
41:1 New Paragraph; Obedience to Traffic Control Devices; When Device is not Operational. Amend RSA 265:9 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. When a traffic control device is not operational, the driver shall obey the rules of the road applicable to intersections without traffic control devices or intersections with 4-way stop signs, including, but not limited to:
(a) Yielding the right of way to a vehicle on the right, RSA 265:28, I.
(b) Vehicle turning left yielding to approaching vehicle, RSA 265:29.
(c) Yielding to vehicle which has entered the intersection, RSA 265:30, I.
(d) Yielding by vehicle entering from private roadway or driveway, RSA 265:32.
(e) Yielding to emergency vehicles, RSA 265:33.
(f) Yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks, RSA 265:35.
41:2 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. 10, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 10, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 7, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 13, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 29, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 5, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/15/2018; Chapter 41; 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
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 13, 2018: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 03/13/2018, Room 103, LOB, 02:15 pm; SC 11
Feb. 15, 2018: Introduced 02/15/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5
Feb. 8, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 15
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 16-0; CC)
Feb. 7, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/07/2018 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 5 P. 16
Jan. 10, 2018: Executive Session: 01/10/2018 LOB 203
Jan. 10, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/10/2018 11:30 AM LOB 203
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 11