Revision: Dec. 26, 2018, 3:54 p.m.
HB 198 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0190
11/01
HOUSE BILL 198
AN ACT repealing the prohibition on texting while driving.
SPONSORS: Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. J. Osborne, Rock. 4; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Bershtein, Rock. 2; Rep. Horn, Merr. 2; Rep. S. Beaudoin, Straf. 9; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6; Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. Belanger, Hills. 27
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the prohibition on texting while driving.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0190
11/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT repealing the prohibition on texting while driving.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 259:98-a, X, relative to the definition of "serious traffic violation."
II. RSA 265:105-a, relative to prohibited text messages and device usage while operating a motor vehicle.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.