CHAPTER 276
SB 215 - FINAL VERSION
23May2019... 1846h
2019 SESSION
19-0390
11/04
SENATE BILL 215
AN ACT relative to learning to drive and commercial motor vehicles designed to transport passengers.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires a licensed driver to occupy the seat adjacent to a person learning to drive a commercial vehicle, and clarifies the minimum number of passengers a commercial vehicle is designed to transport for purposes of penalties for driving while subject to an out-of-service order.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23May2019... 1846h 19-0390
11/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to learning to drive and commercial motor vehicles designed to transport passengers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
276:1 Drivers' Licenses; Conditions and Requirements for a License; Exception for Persons Learning to Drive. Amend RSA 263:25, I to read as follows:
I. Except as provided in paragraph II, a person who does not possess a driver's license may drive a motor vehicle while being taught to drive, when accompanied by a person holding a driver's license of the appropriate class and type for the vehicle being driven, who is occupying the seat beside, or, [in the case of a bus] in the case of a commercial vehicle, immediately adjacent to, the person who is being taught to drive. This exception shall not apply to persons whose driving privileges or driver's licenses have been suspended or revoked for cause, persons less than 15-1/2 years of age, and persons learning to drive commercial motor vehicles unless they meet the requirements of paragraph II. For all unlicensed drivers the person accompanying them shall be a certified driving instructor, parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult who is 25 years of age or older and who is a licensed driver. The person accompanying the unlicensed driver shall be liable for the violation of any provision of this title or rules adopted hereunder committed by such unlicensed driver. A person who is learning to drive pursuant to the provisions of this section shall have in his or her possession proof of the fact he or she meets the age requirement.
276:2 Drivers' Licenses; Commercial Licensing; Disqualification and Out-of-Service Orders. Amend RSA 263:93-a, II to read as follows:
II. Any person who knowingly transports hazardous materials in a commercial motor vehicle that is subject to an out-of-service order or who operates a commercial motor vehicle designed or used to transport [15] 16 or more passengers, including the driver, while such vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and the person's commercial driver license or privilege to drive shall be suspended for not less than 180 days nor more than 2 years for a first offense, or for not less than 3 years nor more than 5 years for a second or subsequent offense within a 10-year period.
276:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 19, 2019
Effective Date: July 19, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 19, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 7, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 30, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| May 14, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 23, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
July 19, 2019: Signed by the Governor on 07/19/2019; Chapter 276; Effective 07/19/2019
June 27, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
June 27, 2019: Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 53
June 13, 2019: Sen. Watters Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/13/2019; SJ 20
May 23, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1846h: MA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 19
May 23, 2019: Amendment # 2019-1846h: AA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 19
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1846h (Vote 19-0; CC)
May 23, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1846h for 05/23/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 25 P. 7
May 14, 2019: Executive Session: 05/14/2019 10:00 am LOB 203
April 30, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/30/2019 11:00 am LOB 203
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Transportation HJ 11 P. 70
March 7, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2019; Vote 5-0; CC SC 12
Feb. 19, 2019: Hearing: 02/19/2019, Room 103, LOB, 01:50 pm; SC 11
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4