HB 305 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0451
11/08
HOUSE BILL 305
AN ACT relative to speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement.
SPONSORS: Rep. Jones, Ches. 3; Rep. O'Rorke, Ches. 7; Rep. Plamondon, Hills. 3
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows law enforcement agencies to install and use traffic cameras such as speed monitoring cameras and red-light cameras in a municipality if the municipality chooses to have them.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0451
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Traffic Enforcement Cameras. Amend RSA 31 by inserting after section 103-a the following new section:
31:103-b. A municipality may install traffic enforcement cameras for use by any law enforcement agency in public locations it deems prudent. The camera systems shall be used for traffic enforcement only. The municipality shall bear the cost of installation and maintenance of a camera system and any property or items related to installation and maintenance. Municipalities shall work with the department of transportation and the department of safety to ensure installation of a camera system and related equipment are installed and utilized properly and in accordance with existing state and federal law governing their use. Municipalities shall be jointly and severally liable for any unlawful operation of any camera system and the recordings and data collection generated thereby, even if a law enforcement agency enters into an agreement with the municipality to operate or otherwise use the equipment. No municipality shall contract with a non-law enforcement agency to operate the cameras and related equipment, generate or access any data generated or recorded by any camera system, or to distribute or cause to be distributed any such data or recordings.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Hearing |
Jan. 29, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 10:20 am LOB 203
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 14