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HB1562: clarifying the prohibition on using an electronic or telecommunications device while driving.
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Sponsors
- James A Spillane House · Rock 2
- Steven Smith House · Sull 11
- Alan Bershtein House · Rock 2
- Hershel Nunez House · Hills 37
- Melissa Blasek House · Hills 21
- John Reagan Senate · Dist 17
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CHAPTER 43
HB 1562 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-2043
12/11
HOUSE BILL 1562
AN ACT clarifying the prohibition on using an electronic or telecommunications device while driving.
ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the prohibition against texting while driving.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2043
12/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT clarifying the prohibition on using an electronic or telecommunications device while driving.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
43:1 Motor Vehicles; Definition of Serious Traffic Violation. Amend RSA 259:98-a, X to read as follows:
X. Driving a commercial motor vehicle in violation of [RSA 265:105-a] RSA 265:79-c.
43:2 Repeal. RSA 265:105-a, relative to prohibited text messages and device usage while operating a motor vehicle, is repealed.
43:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
Approved: May 03, 2022
Effective Date: January 01, 2023