HB 1595 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

6Mar2018... 0579h

2018 SESSION

18-2381

03/01

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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