HB 1217 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
22Feb2024... 0233h
2024 SESSION
24-2476
11/05
HOUSE BILL 1217
SPONSORS: Rep. Faulkner, Ches. 10; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the state or a municipality to use video monitoring to identify the cause of damage to historic covered bridges.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2024... 0233h 24-2476
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Highway Surveillance Prohibited; Exception; Monitoring Covered Bridges. Amend RSA 236:130, III by inserting after subparagraph (h) the following new subparagraph:
(i) Is undertaken for the purpose of monitoring any covered wooden bridge that is open to vehicular traffic. Any such video recording shall be used for the sole purpose of investigating damage to the bridge, including identification of vehicles and operators responsible for such damage. The video shall, except in the case of damage by natural occurrence or disaster, be preserved until the town, city, municipality, state, or agency prosecutor determines whether they will pursue criminal or motor vehicle charges. If the prosecutor determines that they shall or may bring charges, the video shall be preserved until the case is resolved. Video not needed for investigation in accordance with this subparagraph shall be erased within 7 days of recording. The municipality shall cause notice of video monitoring to be posted on the highway leading to the bridge entrance within 100 feet of the bridge entrance. If the highway is a state highway, the department of transportation shall cause said notice to be posted upon notification by the municipality of the instillation of a monitoring system.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2024 | 2024-0233h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 19, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 2, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 2, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 19, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 17, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
March 13, 2024: Hearing: 03/19/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:10 pm; SC 11
March 6, 2024: Introduced 02/21/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 6
Feb. 22, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0233h: MA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6
Feb. 22, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0233h: AA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6
Feb. 12, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0233h 02/02/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC)
Jan. 25, 2024: Executive Session: 02/02/2024 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
Jan. 9, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/19/2024 10:30 am LOB 202-204
Dec. 1, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety