Bill Text: NH HB1595 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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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 HOUSE

 

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2018 SESSION

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

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.

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