CHAPTER 139
HB 1542-FN - FINAL VERSION
28Mar2024... 0745h
2024 SESSION
24-2501
11/10
HOUSE BILL 1542-FN
AN ACT relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates.
SPONSORS: Rep. Coker, Belk. 2
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows electronic copies of safe boater education certificates for possession and presentation to marine patrol.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
28Mar2024... 0745h 24-2501
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to possession and presentation of safe boater education certificates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
139:1 Safe Boater Education; Possession of Certificate; Electronic Copy. Amend RSA 270-D:11, I to read as follows:
I. Any person required to have a safe boater education certificate shall:
(a) Possess the certificate when operating a motorized vessel with any type of power motor in excess of 25 horsepower on the public waters of the state. The certificate shall be a physical original or copy, or an electronic copy, or a photograph of the certificate on an electronic device. Any electronic copy or photograph of the certificate shall contain the front and back of the physical original.
(b) Present the certificate or the copy upon the demand of a marine patrol officer.
139:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 03, 2024
Effective Date: September 01, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 19, 2024 | 2024-0745h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 21, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 13, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 16, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 2, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 16, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 2, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 15, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 22, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 139; eff. 09/01/2024
June 19, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 15, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
May 15, 2024: Special Order to Beginning of Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
May 2, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024, Vote 5-0; SC 19
May 2, 2024: Sen. Ricciardi Moved to Remove HB 1542-FN from the Consent Calendar; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
May 2, 2024: Special Order to 05/16/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/02/2024 SJ 11
May 2, 2024: Sen. Ricciardi Moved to Remove HB 1542-FN from the Consent Calendar; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
May 2, 2024: Special Order to 05/16/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/02/2024 SJ 11
April 17, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
April 10, 2024: Hearing: 04/16/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:20 pm; SC 15
April 2, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 8
March 28, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0745h: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 94
March 28, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0745h: AA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 94
March 19, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0745h 03/13/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 18
March 6, 2024: Executive Session: 03/13/2024 10:30 am LOB 305
Feb. 14, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/21/2024 02:00 pm LOB 305
Dec. 11, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 1