SB 40 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0628
06/02
SENATE BILL 40
AN ACT relative to safe boater education certificates.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Coker, Belk. 2; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds an online examination approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) to the safe boater education certificate qualification and requires the department of safety to adopt rules relative to its implementation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0628
06/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to safe boater education certificates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Safe Boater Education; Issuance of Safe Boater Education Certificate. Amend RSA 270-D:13, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) Passes a safe boater education course approved by the commissioner in accordance with the criteria of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). A classroom course shall provide a minimum of 8 hours of instruction. Passage of a safe boater education course shall require successful completion of an online examination approved by NASBLA that meets U.S. boating education standards if the person is 18 years or older and attests that they are the person taking the online examination, or, at the person's option if offered or if the person is under the age of 18 years, a proctored examination approved by the commissioner. The minimum passing grade for the examination shall be 80 percent; or
2 Rulemaking. Pursuant to its authority under RSA 270-D:20, the department of safety shall adopt rules relative to the implementation of section 1 of this act no later than 60 days after the passage of this act.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
II. Section 2 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Feb. 13, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
Feb. 5, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9
Jan. 22, 2025: Hearing: 01/28/2025, Room 101, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 7
Jan. 7, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 2