Bill Text: NH HB188 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amending the definition of headway speed.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-24 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/21/2019; Chapter 96; Eff: 08/20/2019 [HB188 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-HB188-Enrolled.html
HB 188 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2019 SESSION
19-0160
11/04
HOUSE BILL 188
AN ACT amending the definition of headway speed.
SPONSORS: Rep. St. Clair, Belk. 9; Rep. Huot, Belk. 3; Rep. Conley, Straf. 13
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes the 6 mile per hour portion of the definition of headway speed.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0160
11/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT amending the definition of headway speed.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Boating and Water Safety; Definitions. Amend RSA 270-D:1, VI to read as follows:
VI. "Headway speed" means [6 miles per hour or] the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.