Revision: Jan. 6, 2020, 3:39 p.m.
SB 613 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2994
06/03
SENATE BILL 613
AN ACT relative to access to crash data.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Levesque, Dist 12; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 35
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits the department of transportation to access crash data held by other governmental agencies for the purpose of advancing safety related initiatives.
This bill is a request of the department of transportation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2994
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to access to crash data.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Access to Crash Data. Amend RSA 21-L by inserting after section 12-d the following new section:
21-L:12-e Access to Crash Data. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner of the department of transportation and designated department of transportation safety representatives are authorized to access or be provided with crash data held by the department of safety, local law enforcement, or other government agencies or entities. The purpose of this authorization is to enable the department of transportation and its agents to access information for the sole purpose of timely crash analysis to improve safety and to advance safety related initiatives. For the stated purpose, the department of transportation is authorized to share the data with governmental transportation planning agencies and their contracted agents for transportation planning purposes, provided the information shall not be further disseminated or used for any other purpose. In the event that the department obtains personally identifiable information, the department shall not include such information in its analysis nor disclose the personally identifiable information. The department is authorized to publish the following analytical information for public information purposes and to help prioritize transportation projects: the number of accidents, each accident location, type of accident, and severity of impact at each accident location. Any information received under this section by the department of transportation shall not be subject to RSA 91-A.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.