Bill Text: NH HB1186 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to coasting of vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-20 - Signed by Governor Hassan 06/10/2016; Chapter 235; Eff. 6/10/2016 [HB1186 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1186-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 235
HB 1186 - FINAL VERSION
9Mar2016... 0753h
05/05/2016 1869s
2016 SESSION
16-2025
03/08
HOUSE BILL 1186
AN ACT relative to coasting of vehicles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Schleien, Hills. 37; Rep. Flanagan, Hills. 26; Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. L. Ober, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes an exemption from the coasting prohibition for motorcycles and private passenger automobiles traveling under 15 miles per hour.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2016... 0753h
05/05/2016 1869s 16-2025
03/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to coasting of vehicles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
235:1 Coasting; Motorcycles. Amend RSA 265:99, I to read as follows:
I. The driver of any vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade, other than motorcycles or private passenger automobiles, as defined in RSA 259:80, I, traveling under 15 miles per hour, shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
235:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 10, 2016
Effective Date: June 10, 2016
