HB 1063-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2398
11/08
HOUSE BILL 1063-FN
AN ACT relative to motor vehicle speed within 10 miles per hour of the speed limit.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hynes, Hills. 2
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows motor vehicles to lawfully travel 10 miles per hour over the speed limit in certain circumstances.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2398
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to motor vehicle speed within 10 miles per hour of the speed limit.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Speed Limitations; Rules of the Road. Amend RSA 265:60 II to read as follows:
II. Where no hazard exists that requires lower speed for compliance with RSA 265:60, I, the speed of any vehicle [not in excess] within 10 miles per hour of the limit specified in this section or established as hereinafter authorized shall be prima facie lawful, but any speed [in excess of] exceeding 10 miles over the limit specified in this section or established as hereinafter authorized shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and that it is unlawful:
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-2398
10/23/23
HB 1063-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to motor vehicle speed within 10 miles per hour of the speed limit.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
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Revenue | Indeterminable | |||||
Revenue Fund | Highway Fund | |||||
Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Funding Source | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source | None | |||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
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County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association
| Date | Body | Type |
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| Feb. 6, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 7, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 24
Feb. 20, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2024 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 9 P. 15
Feb. 7, 2024: Executive Session: 02/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 203
Jan. 31, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/06/2024 09:30 am LOB 203
Nov. 27, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Transportation