SB 401-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

03/17/2022   1062s

03/31/2022   1269s

03/31/2022   1293s

2022 SESSION

22-2934

05/10

 

SENATE BILL 401-FN

 

AN ACT making appropriations to the department of transportation for local highway aid and to the body-worn and dashboard camera fund and permitting the department of transportation to operate dash cameras in fleet vehicles.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Whitley, Dist 15; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. Umberger, Carr. 2; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 10; Rep. Tucker, Coos 5

 

COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill makes appropriations to the department of transportation for state bridge aid and local highway aid and to the body-worn and dashboard camera fund.  The bill also permits the department of transportation to operate dash cameras in fleet vehicles.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/17/2022   1062s

03/31/2022   1269s

03/31/2022   1293s 22-2934

05/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT making appropriations to the department of transportation for local highway aid and to the body-worn and dashboard camera fund and permitting the department of transportation to operate dash cameras in fleet vehicles.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Department of Transportation; State Bridge Aid; Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated to the department of transportation the sum of $36,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, which shall be nonlapsing and expended for state bridge aid for municipal bridges under RSA 234. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

2  Department of Transportation; "Apportionment A" Distributions; Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated to the department of transportation the sum of $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, which shall be nonlapsing and expended as additional “Apportionment A” distributions under RSA 235:23, I. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

3  Body-Worn and Dashboard Camera Fund; Appropriation.  The sum of $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, is hereby appropriated to the body-worn and dashboard camera fund established in RSA 105-D:3.  The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

4  New Subparagraph; Highway Surveillance Prohibited; Exception for Dash Cameras in Fleet Vehicles.  Amend RSA 236:130, III by inserting after subparagraph (g) the following new subparagraph:

(h) Is undertaken for safety and security by the department of transportation to operate dash cameras in its fleet. Except as otherwise provided, no video recording shall be stored longer than 3 business days. Any video recordings requested by the department of transportation or another legal entity, and retrieved prior to expiration of the 3 business days, shall be copied and retained by the department of transportation's transportation management center. The stored recording may only be used by the requesting party for a lawful purpose, including as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding.

5  Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

LBA

22-2934

Amended 4/7/22

 

SB 401-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENTS #2022-1269s and #2022-1293s)

 

AN ACT making appropriations to the department of transportation for local highway aid and to the body-worn and dashboard camera fund and permitting the department of transportation to operate dash cameras in fleet vehicles.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [ X ] State              [ X ] County               [ X ] Local              [    ] None

 

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

   Appropriation

$67,000,000

$0

$0

$0

   Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Expenditures

$0

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

Funding Source:

  [ X ] General            [    ] Education            [ X ] Highway           [ X ] Other - Body-Worn and Dashboard Camera Fund

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTY:

 

 

 

 

   Revenue

$0

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

   Expenditures

$0

$0

$0

$0

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL:

 

 

 

 

   Revenue

$0

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

Indeterminable Increase

   Expenditures

$0

$0

$0

$0

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill makes three general fund appropriations in FY 2022:

 

This bill also allows for the Department of Transportation to operate dash cameras in its fleet. The Department expects in FY 2023 it would expend $2,500 to equip five service patrol vehicles with a camera.  At this time, the Department has no strategy to outfit other vehicles in future years.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Transportation