CHAPTER 11
HB 372-FN - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0227
11/10
HOUSE BILL 372-FN
AN ACT relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies.
SPONSORS: Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 26
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that motorists give a wide berth to all vehicles, rather than stationary vehicles, that are displaying blue, red, or amber emergency or warning lights.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0227
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
11:1 Motor Vehicles; Rules of the Road; Motorist Duties When Approaching Highway Emergencies. Amend RSA 265:37-a, I(d) to read as follows:
(d) Give a wide berth, without endangering oncoming traffic, to public safety personnel, any persons in the roadway, and [stationary] vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency or warning lights.
11:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 10, 2019
Effective Date: July 09, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 29, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 26, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 11, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 10, 2019: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/10/2019; Chapter 11; Eff: 07/09/2019
April 11, 2019: Enrolled 04/11/2019 HJ 13 P. 127
April 25, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 04/25/2019); SJ 15
April 11, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/11/2019; SJ 12
April 11, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/11/2019; Vote 5-0; CC SC 17
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass; Vote 5-0; CC
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass; Vote 5-0; CC SC 16
March 26, 2019: Hearing: 03/26/2019, Room 103, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 15
March 7, 2019: Introduced 03/07/2019 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 8
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 22
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 18-0; CC)
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/14/2019 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 11 P. 11
Jan. 29, 2019: Executive Session: 01/29/2019 02:00 pm LOB 203
Jan. 22, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/22/2019 10:30 am LOB 203
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Transportation HJ 3 P. 12