HB 211-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
03/04
HOUSE BILL 211-FN
AN ACT requiring that first-time driver’s license applicants be informed of and examined on laws relating to blind pedestrians.
SPONSORS: Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10; Rep. R. Williams, Merr 11; Rep. Bouchard, Merr 11; Rep. MacKay, Merr 11; Rep. P. Katsakiores, Rock 5
This bill requires that first-time driver’s license applicants be informed of and examined on laws relating to blind pedestrians.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0630
03/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT requiring that first-time driver’s license applicants be informed of and examined on laws relating to blind pedestrians.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Blind Pedestrian Information and Examination. Amend RSA 263 by inserting after section 6-b the following new section:
263:6-c Blind Pedestrian Information and Examination.
I. Before issuing a license to any person who has not been previously licensed to drive a motor vehicle in this state, the department shall inform the applicant of the provisions of RSA 265:41 and other safety issues respecting blind pedestrians.
II. The examination required by RSA 263:6 shall include testing of the applicant’s knowledge of motor vehicle safety respecting blind pedestrians.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
07-0630
1/5/07
HB 211-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring that first-time driver’s license applicants be informed of and examined on laws relating to blind pedestrians.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011.