Revision: Jan. 14, 2021, 12:25 p.m.
HB 612-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0057
11/04
HOUSE BILL 612-FN
AN ACT relative to the penalty for overtaking a school bus.
SPONSORS: Rep. Telerski, Hills. 35; Rep. Dontonville, Graf. 10; Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Vail, Hills. 30; Rep. Pickering, Hills. 3; Rep. J. Schmidt, Hills. 28; Rep. Gay, Rock. 8
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill updates the penalties imposed for illegally overtaking or passing a school bus.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0057
11/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to the penalty for overtaking a school bus.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Motor Vehicles; Rules of the Road; Overtaking and Passing School Bus. Amend RSA 265:54, I-b to read as follows:
I-b. Except as provided in paragraph IV, a person who violates the provisions of paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined [$150] $250 plus penalty assessment for a first offense, and shall be fined [not less than $250 nor more than $1,000] $500 plus penalty assessment for a subsequent offense. In addition, the director [may] shall suspend the person's license to drive or nonresident driving privilege for a period of 30 days for a second or subsequent offense.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.
21-0057
1/13/21
HB 612-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the penalty for overtaking a school bus.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | ||||
STATE: | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | |
Expenditures | $0 | $155,000 | $0 | $0 | |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ X ] Highway [ X ] Other - Restricted - Costs of Collections/Administration, Victims' Assistance Fund, Judicial Branch IT Fund | ||||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill, effective, January 1, 2022, increases the fine amounts and subsequent license suspension penalties for persons who illegally pass school buses, as well as a mandatory 30-day license suspension for second and subsequent offenses. Any additional fine revenue collected, which is indeterminable as the number of offenses cannot be estimated, if any, would be credited to the highway fund, while additional penalty assessment revenue would be credited to the general fund (66.66%), victims’ assistance fund (16.67%), and judicial branch information technology fund (16.67%).
The Department of Safety states this bill will result in one-time expenditures of $155,000 for system reprogramming changes ($152,000) and updates to the uniform fine schedule ($3,000). These costs would likely be incurred in FY 2022.
The Judicial Branch states any additional workload created by this bill would be absorbed without any cost.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety and Judicial Branch