SB 149-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0923
09/08
SENATE BILL 149-FN
AN ACT relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds wrong-way driving to the list of aggravating factors that can elevate a driving while intoxicated offense to an aggravated driving while intoxicated offense.
This bill is at the request of the department of safety.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0923
09/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated; Aggravating Factor Added. Amend RSA 265-A:3, I(d)-(e) to read as follows:
(d) Carries as a passenger a person under the age of 16; [or]
(e) Drives a vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more; or
(f) Drives or operates a vehicle in violation of 265:26, I;
2 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated; Aggravating Factor Added. Amend RSA 265-A:3, II(d)-(e) to read as follows:
(d) Carries as a passenger a person under the age of 16; [or]
(e) Drives a vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more; or
(f) Drives or operates a vehicle in violation of 265:26, I; or
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
25-0923
12/4/24
SB 149-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
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. 28, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 6, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 23, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 25, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
April 24, 2025: Retained in Committee
April 14, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
April 14, 2025: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
April 1, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 03:00 pm LOB 202-204
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 111
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
Feb. 20, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11
Jan. 23, 2025: Hearing: 01/28/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 7
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3