Revision: Nov. 19, 2021, 3:15 p.m.
HB 1302-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2652
12/04
HOUSE BILL 1302-FN
AN ACT relative to the weighing of vehicles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill limits law enforcement's authority to stop and weigh any vehicle to commercial vehicles only.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2652
12/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the weighing of vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Equipment of Vehicles; Authority to Weigh Commercial Vehicles. Amend RSA 266:17 to read as follows:
266:17 Weighing of Vehicles. The driver of every commercial motor vehicle shall, upon request of any law enforcement officer, stop and submit to a weighing of said motor vehicle by means of either portable or stationary scales. If such scales are not available at the place where the stopping occurs, upon request of a law enforcement officer, the driver shall drive said motor vehicle to the nearest public scales provided the distance to the public scales does not exceed 10 miles.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
22-2652
10/25/21
HB 1302-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the weighing of vehicles.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as introduced, has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2025.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Safety