CHAPTER 160
HB 1615 - FINAL VERSION
6Mar2018... 0524h
2018 SESSION
18-2488
03/08
HOUSE BILL 1615
AN ACT relative to speed limits in work zones.
SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Soucy, Merr. 16; Rep. John J. O'Connor, Sull. 4; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 6; Rep. Cleaver, Hills. 35; Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 24; Rep. Grenier, Sull. 7
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies speed limits in work zones.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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... 0524h 18-2488
03/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to speed limits in work zones.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
160:1 Speed Limit; Work Zone. Amend RSA 265:60, II(f) to read as follows:
(f) On a portion of a highway where officers or employees of the agency having jurisdiction of the same, or any contractor of the agency or their employees, are at work on the roadway or so close thereto as to be endangered by passing traffic, at a speed of at least 10 miles per hour below the usual posted limit[, but in no case greater than 45 miles per hour]. The speed shall be displayed on signs as required by RSA 265:6-a.
160:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 04, 2018
Effective Date: August 03, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 17, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 26, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Date | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 3, 2018 | Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 17 | |
| Feb. 6, 2018 | Public Hearing: 02/06/2018 02:00 PM LOB 203 | |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 203 | |
| Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0524h (Vote 13-0; CC) | ||
| March 6, 2018 | Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0524h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 9 P. 33 | |
| March 6, 2018 | Amendment # 2018-0524h: AA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 58 | |
| March 6, 2018 | Ought to Pass with Amendment 0524h: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 58 | |
| March 8, 2018 | Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 7 | |
| April 17, 2018 | Hearing: 04/17/2018, Room 103, LOB, 02:30 pm; SC 17 | |
| April 26, 2018 | Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/26/2018; SC 18 | |
| April 26, 2018 | Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/26/2018; SJ 14 | |
| May 3, 2018 | Enrolled (In recess 05/03/2018); SJ 17 | |
| May 3, 2018 | Enrolled 05/03/2018 | |
| June 4, 2018 | Signed by Governor Sununu 06/04/2018; Chapter 160; Eff. 8/3/2018 |