Amendment 2023-1823h to SB187 (2023)

Relative to driver's licenses for certain visa holders.


Revision: May 16, 2023, 4:53 p.m.

Rep. T. Walsh, Merr. 10

May 15, 2023

2023-1823h

02/05

 

 

Amendment to SB 187-FN

 

Amend RSA 263:35-a as inserted by section 1 of the bill by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

 

III.  Nonresidents who satisfy the requirements under this section shall have a maximum of 300 days from the date their residency was established to obtain a driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire.

 

Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following and renumbering the original section 2 to read as 3:

 

2  Nonresident Who Establishes a Residency in the State.  Amend RSA 263:35 to read as follows:

263:35  Nonresident Who Establishes a Residency in the State.  Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 261:44 or any other law to the contrary, any nonresident driver of a motor vehicle who holds a valid driver's license in another jurisdiction, upon the establishment of a bona fide residency in this state, shall have a maximum of 60 days from the date his or her residency was established to obtain a driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire; provided that H-2A temporary agricultural workers satisfying the requirements under RSA 263:35-a shall have a maximum of 300 days.