HB 1093 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2480
12/05
HOUSE BILL 1093
AN ACT relative to the licensure of nonresident aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sykes, Graf. 13
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits nonresident aliens living in New Hampshire on a temporary basis to obtain a driver's license upon completion of an application for asylum status to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2480
12/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the licensure of nonresident aliens temporarily residing in New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Drivers' Licenses; License for Aliens Temporarily Residing in New Hampshire. Amend RSA 263:39-a, I(b)-(c) to read as follows:
(b) For the purposes of engaging in lawful employment, occupational, or business activity, and is engaged in such activity; [or]
(c) Who is the spouse or child of an alien licensed under this section[.]; or
(d) Who has filed a complete application for an asylum status through United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Written acknowledgment of receipt from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be provided with the license application. A driver's license issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall be valid for 180 days.
2 Drivers' Licenses; License for Aliens Temporarily Residing in New Hampshire. Amend RSA 263:39-a, III to read as follows:
III. [The] Except as provided in subparagraph I(d), the term of the license shall be no longer than 5 years from the date of issuance, and the director may set a lesser term in accordance with the length of the person's residence in New Hampshire.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
March 31, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 186-161 03/31/2022 HJ 9
March 3, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
March 3, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 10-9; RC)
Feb. 23, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 10:00 am LOB 201-203
Feb. 3, 2022: Executive Session: 02/08/2022 02:30 PM LOB 201-203
Jan. 27, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/01/2022 02:00 pm LOB 201-203
Nov. 16, 2021: To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Transportation
: To Be Introduced and referred to Transportation