HB 1152 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2187
11/06
HOUSE BILL 1152
AN ACT relative to driving to the left of an unbroken painted line.
SPONSORS: Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 26; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Packard, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds an exemption to the prohibition on crossing unbroken painted center lines while driving on any way.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2187
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to driving to the left of an unbroken painted line.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Motor Vehicles; Highway Markings. This act shall be known as the Chapman Act.
2 Motor Vehicles; Rules of the Road; Highway Markings. Amend RSA 265:22, I(d) to read as follows:
(d) In order to pass a pedestrian or a device moved by human power, including a bicycle, skateboard, or foot-scooter, provided such movement can be made safely[.]; or
3 New Subparagraph; Motor Vehicles; Rules of the Road; Highway Markings. Amend RSA 265:22, I by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:
(e) In order to comply with RSA 265:37-a, I.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 27, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 11, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Introduced 06/16/2020, and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8
March 11, 2020: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 63
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/11/2020 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 10 P. 30
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-1; CC)
March 3, 2020: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/03/2020 10:00 am LOB 203 (if necessary)
Feb. 27, 2020: Executive Session: 02/27/2020 10:00 am LOB 203
Feb. 18, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/18/2020 11:30 am LOB 203
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Transportation HJ 1 P. 11