HB 1549 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2696
08/03
HOUSE BILL 1549
AN ACT relative to the availability of vehicle accident reports.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock. 13; Rep. Green, Rock. 13; Rep. Welch, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that motor vehicle accident reports be sent to parties to an accident and, in certain cases, a copy kept on file at the police station making the report.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2696
08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the availability of vehicle accident reports.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Accident Reports. Amend RSA 264:25 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. A copy of the report filed by law enforcement under paragraph I shall be sent by the filing law enforcement agency to the parties involved in the accident at the same time it is filed with the department of safety. If there is no contact information available for any party to the accident, the police department making the report shall keep a copy of such report on file for 90 days.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 15, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 26, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 26, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 2, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 2, 2018: Pending Motion Ought to Pass; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
May 2, 2018: Sen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
May 2, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2018; SC 19
May 2, 2018: Special Order to 05/02/2018, Without Objection, MA; 04/26/2018 SJ 14
April 26, 2018: Sen. Birdsell Moved to Remove HB 1549 from the Consent Calendar; 04/26/2018; SJ 14
April 26, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/26/2018; Vote 5-0; CC SC 18
April 17, 2018: Hearing: 04/17/2018, Room 103, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 17
March 22, 2018: Introduced 03/22/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 11
March 21, 2018: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/21/2018 HJ 9 P. 47
March 15, 2018: Suspend House Rule 65; extending deadline for action to 3/22/2018 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 69
: Special Order to 3/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 49
March 6, 2018: Suspend House Rule 65 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 125
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 8-6; RC)
March 6, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/06/2018 (Vote 8-6; RC) HC 9 P. 77
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 8-6; RC)
Feb. 13, 2018: Executive Session: 02/13/2018 LOB 203
Jan. 10, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/10/2018 02:15 PM LOB 203
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 14