Bill Text: NH HB1595 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the use of the left lane of a multilane roadway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-26 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/21/2018; Chapter 281; Eff. 1/1/2019 [HB1595 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1595-Amended.html
HB 1595 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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HOUSE BILL 1595
AN ACT relative to the use of the left lane of a multilane roadway.
SPONSORS: Rep. Panasiti, Hills. 22; Rep. Spencer, Straf. 18
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits continuous operation of a vehicle in the left lane of a multilane roadway when it impedes traffic.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
6Mar2018... 0579h
05/02/2018 1714s 18-2381
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the use of the left lane of a multilane roadway.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraphs; Drive on Right Side of Roadway. Amend RSA 265:16 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraphs:
IV. Motor vehicles shall not be operated continuously in the left lane of a multilane roadway whenever it impedes the flow of other traffic at or below the posted speed limit unless reasonable and prudent under the conditions having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.
V. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined $50 plus penalty assessment.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
