HB 1459 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2321
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1459
AN ACT prohibiting autonomous vehicles on New Hampshire highways.
SPONSORS: Rep. Guthrie, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits operating autonomous vehicles on ways of the state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2321
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT prohibiting autonomous vehicles on New Hampshire highways.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Autonomous Vehicles. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 161 the following new subdivision:
Autonomous Vehicles
265:162 Autonomous Vehicles; Operation Prohibited. No person shall operate an autonomous vehicle upon any way or allow an autonomous vehicle owned by him or her to be operated upon any way.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
March 6, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 56
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 14-0; CC)
March 6, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/06/2018 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 9 P. 33
Feb. 20, 2018: Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 203
Feb. 20, 2018: Public Hearing: 02/20/2018 01:00 PM LOB 203
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 11