Revision: May 29, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
CHAPTER 114
SB 649-FN - FINAL VERSION
2026 SESSION
26-2087
06/08
SENATE BILL 649-FN
AN ACT increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Gorski, Hills. 2; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Crawford, Carr. 3
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill increases fines and adds license suspension for repeat offenses involving the use of a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving, with enhanced penalties when the violation contributes to a crash.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2087
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT increasing fines for using a hand-held mobile electronic device while driving a motor vehicle.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
114:1 Use of Mobile Electronic Devices While Driving; Prohibition; Penalties. Amend RSA 265:79-c, III to read as follows:
III. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be [fined $100 plus penalty assessment for a first offense, $250 plus penalty assessment for a second offense, and $500 plus penalty assessment for any subsequent offense within a 24-month period.] subject to the following fines and penalties:
(a) For a first offense, a fine of $250. If the violation is a contributing cause of a motor vehicle crash, the fine shall be $500.
(b) For a second offense within 24 months of the first offense, a fine of $500. If the violation is a contributing cause of a motor vehicle crash, the fine shall be $750.
(c) For a third or subsequent offense within 24 months of the first offense, a fine of $750 and license suspension of up to 30 days. If the violation is a contributing cause of a motor vehicle crash, the fine shall be $1,000 and the suspension shall be 60 days.
114:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
Approved: May 28, 2026
Effective Date: January 01, 2027