HB 326-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0499
11/06
HOUSE BILL 326-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 10
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires drivers and passengers of antique vehicles with model years of 1968 or older to wear seat or safety belts unless participating in a parade or traveling off-road.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0499
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Antique Passenger Vehicles; Seat and Safety Belts. Amend RSA 265 by inserting after section 265:107-a the following new section:
265:107-b Antique Passenger Vehicle Seat and Safety Belts Required.
I. No person shall drive an antique passenger motor vehicle, model year 1968 or older, for more than 20 miles upon a state or local highway unless such person and any passenger is wearing a seat or safety belt that meets the United States Department of Transportation applicable standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. section 571.207-210, which is properly adjusted and fastened.
II. Paragraph I shall not apply to a person driving an antique passenger motor vehicle, and their passengers, when the vehicle is:
(a) Driven in a parade, or is traveling to or from a parade, as a parade vehicle under RSA 265:108-a.
(b) Driven off-road, if otherwise permitted by law.
III. This section is not intended to supersede any other law requiring the use of seat or safety belts.
IV. A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
V. The department of transportation shall adopt rules in accordance with RSA 541-A regarding the installation, retrofitting, and regulation of seat and safety belts in antique passenger vehicles described in paragraph I of this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
25-0499
12/17/24
HB 326-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund | None | |||||
Expenditures* | Indeterminable | |||||
Funding Source | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
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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| Jan. 21, 2025 | House | Hearing |
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 03:15 pm LOB 203
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 2