SB 470-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
01/18/2024 0068s
2024 SESSION
24-3019
11/08
SENATE BILL 470-FN
AN ACT relative to allowing toll-free use for vehicles registered with municipal plates.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows toll-free use for vehicles registered with municipal plates.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/18/2024 0068s 24-3019
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to allowing toll-free use for vehicles registered with municipal plates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Exemption From Tolls. Amend RSA 237:12, I by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:
(e) Motor vehicles bearing plates registered to a New Hampshire municipality.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-3019
Amended 1/22/24
SB 470-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2024-0068s)
AN ACT relative to allowing toll-free use for vehicles registered with municipal plates.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Transportation states this bill will have no fiscal impact, as it simply aligns statute with an existing agreement between the Department and municipalities to not collect tolls from municipal vehicles.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation and New Hampshire Municipal Association
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Jan. 5, 2024 | 2024-0068s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| Jan. 18, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| Jan. 18, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 20, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 20, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 20, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
April 26, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11
March 25, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/20/2024 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 14 P. 6
March 25, 2024: Executive Session: 03/20/2024 01:00 pm LOB 307
March 25, 2024: Public Hearing: 03/20/2024 01:00 pm LOB 307
Feb. 29, 2024: Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 6
Jan. 18, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0068s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/18/2024; SJ 2
Jan. 18, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-0068s, AA, VV; 01/18/2024; SJ 2
Jan. 10, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0068s, 01/18/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3
Jan. 10, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0068s, 01/18/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3
Dec. 18, 2023: Hearing: 01/04/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:45 pm; SC 49
Dec. 12, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 1