HB 1447-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2607
08/02
HOUSE BILL 1447-FN
AN ACT relative to prohibiting certain smoke emitting devices on motor vehicles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Parshall, Ches. 8
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits certain smoke emitting devices on motor 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2607
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to prohibiting certain smoke emitting devices on motor vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Smoke Emitting Devices on Vehicles. Amend RSA 266:59-b by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. No person shall retrofit any vehicle with any device, smoke stack, or other equipment which enhances the vehicle’s capacity to emit soot, smoke, or other particulate emissions, or shall purposely release significant quantities of soot, smoke, or other particulate emissions into the air and onto roadways and other vehicles while operating the vehicle. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.
24-2607
11/27/23
HB 1447-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to prohibiting certain smoke emitting devices on motor vehicles.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund | None | |||||
Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
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