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HB154: relative to interference with traffic devices.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2017 HB154
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Bill details

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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Passed/Adopted
Committee
Senate Transportation
Hearing
03/07/2017 at 01:20 PM
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Sponsors

Topics

Transportation

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CHAPTER 113

HB 154 - FINAL VERSION

9Feb2017... 0100h

20Apr2017... 1528-EBA

2017 SESSION

17-0032

03/09

HOUSE BILL 154

AN ACT relative to interference with traffic devices.

SPONSORS: Rep. Higgins, Graf. 12; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Sykes, Graf. 13; Rep. MacKenzie, Hills. 17; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15

COMMITTEE: Transportation

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill modifies exemptions from the prohibition on using a device to change, disrupt, or interfere with the operation of a traffic signal.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

9Feb2017... 0100h

20Apr2017... 1528-EBA 17-0032

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to interference with traffic devices.

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

113:1 Interference With Traffic Devices; Exemptions. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 265:15, II(c) to read as follows:

(c) This paragraph shall not apply to the following persons, who shall be permitted to use traffic signal preemption technology for emergency response purposes:

113:2 New Paragraph; Interference With Traffic Devices; Fixed-Route Public Transportation Buses. Amend RSA 265:15, II by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:

(e) This paragraph shall not apply to personnel operating fixed-route public transportation buses while in regularly-scheduled service, who shall be permitted to use traffic signal prioritization technology for congestion management purposes.

113:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.

Approved: June 15, 2017

Effective Date: January 01, 2018