HB 411-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0882
09/11
HOUSE BILL 411-FN
AN ACT relative to making the use of a mobile electronic device while driving a secondary offense.
SPONSORS: Rep. Read, Rock. 10; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Warden, Hills. 39
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes that the offense prohibiting the use of mobile electronic devices while driving is a secondary offense only enforceable when a driver of a motor vehicle has been stopped for a suspected violation of another provision of Title XXI or some other offense.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0882
09/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to making the use of a mobile electronic device while driving a secondary offense.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Rules of the Road; Use of Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving; Secondary Offense. Amend RSA 265:79-c by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. Enforcement of this section by law enforcement agencies shall be accomplished only as a secondary offense when a driver of a motor vehicle has been stopped for a suspected violation of another provision of Title XXI or some other offense.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
25-0882
12/17/24
HB 411-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to making the use of a mobile electronic device while driving a secondary offense.
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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| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Hearing |
Feb. 5, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 10:20 am LOB 203
Jan. 10, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 3 P. 8