CHAPTER 20
HB 492 - FINAL VERSION
3Jan2018... 2430h
2018 SESSION
17-0378
05/06
HOUSE BILL 492
AN ACT relative to electric personal assistive mobility devices.
SPONSORS: Rep. L'Heureux, Hills. 21
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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This bill redefines electric personal assistive mobility devices or EPAMDs, repeals provisions regarding speed and local regulation, and establishes progressive fines.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
3Jan2018... 2430h 17-0378
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to electric personal assistive mobility devices.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
20:1 Definition of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device. Amend RSA 269:1 to read as follows:
269:1 Definition. In this chapter, "electric personal assistive mobility device'' or "EPAMD'' shall mean a [self-balancing, 2 non-tandem-wheeled] self-propelled device, regardless of the number of wheels, designed to transport only one person, solely powered by an electric propulsion system, with a maximum speed of less than 20 miles per hour.
20:2 Operation Permitted on Sidewalks and Roadways. Amend RSA 269:4 to read as follows:
269:4 Operation Permitted on Sidewalks and Roadways.
I. An operator of an EPAMD shall have the rights and duties of pedestrians prescribed in RSA 265:34-40.
II. When propelling an EPAMD upon a way at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time and place, the operator of an EPAMD shall remain on the right portion of the way as far as practicable except when it is unsafe to do so or when necessary to avoid hazardous conditions, including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, broken pavement, glass, sand, puddles, ice, or opening doors of parked vehicles.
20:3 Violation; Fines and Penalties. RSA 269:9 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
269:9 Fines and Penalties. Any person found in violation of this chapter shall be subject to a written warning for a first offense, a $5 fine for a second offense, and a $10 fine for a third and any subsequent offense.
20:4 Repeal. The following are repealed.
I. RSA 269:5, II, relative to the maximum speed of an EPAMD.
II. RSA 269:8, relative to local regulation of EPAMDs.
20:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: January 01, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 22, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| March 1, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 18, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 3, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 29, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 5, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 20, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 5, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/15/2018; Chapter 20; Eff. 1/1/2019
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
April 5, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2018; SC 15
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 20, 2018: Hearing: 03/20/2018, Room 103, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 13
Feb. 1, 2018: Introduced 02/01/2018 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4
Jan. 3, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2430h: MA VV 01/03/2018 HJ 1 P. 45
Jan. 3, 2018: Amendment # 2017-2430h: AA VV 01/03/2018 HJ 1 P. 45
Jan. 3, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-2430h (NT) for 01/03/2018 (Vote 15-0; CC)
Oct. 18, 2017: Executive Session: 10/18/2017 10:00 AM LOB 203
Sept. 27, 2017: Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 09/27/2017 01:00 PM LOB 203
Sept. 14, 2017: Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 09/14/2017 02:00 PM LOB 203
Aug. 24, 2017: Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 08/24/2017 11:00 AM LOB 203
May 17, 2017: Retained Bill Subcommittee Work Session: 05/17/2017 10:00 AM LOB 203
: Retained in Committee
March 1, 2017: Executive Session: 03/01/2017 LOB 203
Feb. 22, 2017: Public Hearing: 02/22/2017 10:30 AM LOB 203
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Transportation HJ 3 P. 15