HB 1020 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
16Feb2022... 0142h
2022 SESSION
22-2073
11/05
HOUSE BILL 1020
AN ACT relative to additional lights on emergency vehicles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Trottier, Belk. 6; Rep. Littlefield, Belk. 3; Rep. Bordes, Belk. 3
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits police and fire vehicles to affix certain lights to vehicles owned or leased by the state, county, or local municipality.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16Feb2022... 0142h 22-2073
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to additional lights on emergency vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Additional Lights Approved for Police, Fire, State Department of Corrections, and Rescue Vehicles. Amend RSA 266:78-d to read as follows:
266:78-d Additional Lights Approved for Police, Fire, State Department of Corrections, and Rescue Vehicles.
I. Police, fire, state department of corrections, and emergency medical response vehicles, in addition to but not in place of the lights authorized by RSA 266:78-b and RSA 266:78-c, may be equipped with light bars containing one or more amber warning lights or amber arrow boards.
II. Police vehicles may affix red lights in accordance with federal standards only to the driver's side front and rear of its emergency lighting system, so long as such vehicles are owned or leased by the state, county, or local municipality. Privately owned vehicles used for official police function shall not be permitted to affix red lights in accordance with this paragraph.
III. Fire vehicles may affix a single blue light in accordance with federal standards to the passenger side rear emergency lighting system, so long as such vehicles are owned or leased by the state, county, or local municipality. Privately owned vehicles used for fire/emergency medical services shall not be permitted to affix a blue light to such vehicles.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 12, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 3, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 22, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 31, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Oct. 5, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, Adjournment 09/15/2022; SJ 14
March 31, 2022: Pending Motion Ought to Pass; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
March 31, 2022: Sen. Watters Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/31/2021; SJ 7
March 31, 2022: Sen. Birdsell Moved to Remove HB 1020 from the Consent Calendar; 03/31/2022; SJ 7
March 24, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/31/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
March 21, 2022: Hearing: 03/22/2022, Room 101, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 12
March 1, 2022: Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5
Feb. 23, 2022: Amendment # 2022-0142h: AA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3
Feb. 16, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0142h: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3
Feb. 10, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0142h (Vote 21-0; CC)
Jan. 27, 2022: Executive Session: 02/03/2022 09:00 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 8, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/12/2022 09:30 am LOB 206-208
Oct. 29, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Judiciary
: To Be Introduced and referred to Judiciary