SB 465-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-3053
12/10
SENATE BILL 465-FN
AN ACT relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies involving a disabled vehicle.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Rep. D. Fox, Ches. 2; Rep. Rombeau, Hills. 2
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds disabled vehicles as highway emergencies requiring approaching drivers to give a wide berth.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-3053
12/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies involving a disabled vehicle.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Motorist Duties; Approaching Disabled Vehicles. Amend RSA 265:37-a, I(d) to read as follows:
(d) Give a wide berth, without endangering oncoming traffic, to public safety personnel, any persons in the roadway, and vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency or warning lights[.] or a disabled vehicle, meaning a vehicle that is in a traffic lane or on the side of a traffic lane that a reasonable person would conclude is disabled or that is using flashing lights to warn other operators of the vehicle's presence.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
24-3053
11/29/23
SB 465-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to motorist duties when approaching highway emergencies involving a disabled vehicle.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Revenue | Indeterminable | |||||
Revenue Fund | Highway Fund | |||||
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Funding Source | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source | None | |||||
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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