CHAPTER 20
SB 34 - FINAL VERSION
03/07/2019 0611s
9Jan2020... 2781h
2020 SESSION
19-0329
11/06
SENATE BILL 34
AN ACT relative to the applicability of certain DWI prohibitions.
SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Rep. Forsythe, Merr. 8; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Plumer, Belk. 6; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the meaning of "drive or attempt to drive" in certain DWI prohibitions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/07/2019 0611s
9Jan2020... 2781h 19-0329
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the applicability of certain DWI prohibitions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
20:1 New Paragraph; Alcohol or Drug Impairment; Definitions. Amend RSA 265-A:1 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. "Drive," or "attempt to drive," or "actual physical control" shall not include sleeping, resting, or sheltering in place in a vehicle parked in any place where parking is permitted, provided that the person is not seated at the controls of the vehicle.
20:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 17, 2020
Effective Date: September 15, 2020
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 7, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 23, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| Oct. 22, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
July 17, 2020: Signed by the Governor on 07/17/2020; Chapter 0020; Effective 09/15/2020
June 29, 2020: Enrolled (In recess 06/29/2020); SJ 9
: Enrolled 06/30/2020 HJ 10 P. 71
June 29, 2020: Sen. Hennessey Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, RC 20Y-4N, MA; 06/29/2020; SJ 9
Jan. 9, 2020: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2781h: MA VV 01/09/2020 HJ 2 P. 53
Jan. 9, 2020: Amendment # 2019-2781h: AA VV 01/09/2020 HJ 2 P. 53
Jan. 9, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate: MF DV 158-184 01/09/2020 HJ 2 P. 53
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2781h
: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 9-8; RC) HC 50 P. 31
Oct. 22, 2019: Executive Session: 10/22/2019 10:00 am LOB 203
Oct. 8, 2019: Full Committee Work Session: 10/08/2019 10:00 am LOB 203
Oct. 1, 2019: Full Committee Work Session: 10/01/2019 10:00 am LOB 203
: Retained in Committee
April 23, 2019: Executive Session: 04/23/2019 01:30 pm LOB 203
April 16, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/16/2019 10:00 am LOB 203
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Transportation HJ 11 P. 68
March 7, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0611s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Committee Amendment # 2019-0611s, AA, VV; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0611s, 03/07/2019; SC 12
Jan. 22, 2019: Hearing: 01/22/2019, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 7
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 4