HB 1255 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2562
06/08
HOUSE BILL 1255
AN ACT relative to roadside memorials.
SPONSORS: Rep. Eaton, Ches. 3; Rep. Graham, Hills. 7; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 10; Rep. Jack, Hills. 36
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits roadside memorials within the right of way of any primary or secondary highway.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2562
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to roadside memorials.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Highway Regulation; Removal of Obstructions. Amend RSA 236:29 to read as follows:
236:29 Removal of Obstructions.
I. The department of transportation may remove all obstructions in class I, class II, class III, or class III-a highways, and the highway agent of any city or town may remove all obstructions on any other highway and on town maintained portions of class II highways.
II. No roadside memorials are permitted within the right of way of any primary or secondary highway. If not removed pursuant to RSA 236:29, I, the department of transportation shall remove and dispose of any roadside memorial after 90 days commencing from the date of the event being memorialized.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| 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. 57
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 16-0; CC)
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/11/2020 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 10 P. 25
March 3, 2020: Executive Session: 03/03/2020 01:00 pm LOB 201
Feb. 5, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/05/2020 10:00 am LOB 201
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 1 P. 15