HB 594 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0829
09/11
HOUSE BILL 594
AN ACT relative to the definition of a way.
SPONSORS: Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. D. Mannion, Rock. 25; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15; Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the alternate definition of "way" for purposes of the driving after suspension or revocation statute.
This bill is at the request of the department of justice.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0829
09/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the definition of a way.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Way; Definition. Amend RSA 259:125, I to read as follows:
I. Except as provided in [paragraphs] paragraph II [and III], the entire width between the boundary lines of any public highway, street, avenue, road, alley, park or parkway, or any private way laid out under authority of statute, or any such way provided and maintained by a public institution to which state funds are appropriated for public use, or any such way which has been used for public travel thereon, other than to and from a toll bridge or ferry, for 20 years, or any public or private parking lot which is maintained primarily for the benefit of paying customers;
2 Repeal. RSA 259:125, III, relative to an additional definition of "way", is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
March 26, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 44
March 14, 2025: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 17 P. 25
Feb. 27, 2025: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 10:00 am LOB 203
Feb. 12, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 203
Jan. 16, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 3 P. 18