Revision: March 8, 2018, 11:14 a.m.
HB 1595 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
6Mar2018... 0579h
2018 SESSION
18-2381
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1595
AN ACT relative to the use of the left lane of a multilane roadway.
SPONSORS: Rep. Panasiti, Hills. 22; Rep. Spencer, Straf. 18
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits continuous operation of a vehicle in the left lane of a multilane roadway when it impedes traffic.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2018... 0579h 18-2381
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the use of the left lane of a multilane roadway.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraphs; Drive on Right Side of Roadway. Amend RSA 265:16 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraphs:
IV. Motor vehicles shall not be operated continuously in the left lane of a multilane roadway whenever it impedes the flow of other traffic.
V. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined $50 plus penalty assessment.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.