HB 639 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0747
06/04
HOUSE BILL 639
AN ACT relative to speed limits in cities and towns.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock. 30
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that the speed limit in the compact part of a city or town shall not be less than 20 miles per hour.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0747
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to speed limits in cities and towns.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Establishment of State Speed Zones; Minimum Speed Limit. Amend RSA 265:62, IV(a) to read as follows:
IV.(a) The commissioner of transportation, upon the petition of the governing body of a municipality, shall determine if any prima facie speed limit hereinbefore set forth should be reduced to provide reasonable and safe conditions upon any part of the state highway system within the compact part of cities or towns; provided, however, the resulting speed limit shall not be less than [25] 20 miles per hour.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 19, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 27, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 27, 2019: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 24
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 16-1; CC)
Feb. 27, 2019: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/27/2019 (Vote 16-1; CC) HC 13 P. 14
Feb. 19, 2019: Executive Session: 02/19/2019 02:30 pm LOB 203
Feb. 12, 2019: Public Hearing: 02/12/2019 11:00 am LOB 203
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Transportation HJ 3 P. 23