Bill Text: NH HB435 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-03-21 - Signed by Governor Sununu 03/18/2022; Chapter 7; 1/1/23 [HB435 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB435-Enrolled.html

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HB 435-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES

 

5Jan2022... 2197h

2021 SESSION

21-0638

11/10

 

HOUSE BILL 435-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Sykes, Graf. 13; Rep. Klein-Knight, Hills. 11

 

COMMITTEE: Transportation

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill modifies the circumstances under which a driver's license may be suspended or revoked.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

5Jan2022... 2197h 21-0638

11/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

 

AN ACT relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses

 

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

 

1  Motor Vehicles; Authority to Suspend or Revoke License.  Amend RSA 263:56, I(d) to read as follows:

(d)  Is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle by reason of physical[,] or mental [or moral] impairment[.  For purposes of this paragraph, a license suspension or revocation on the basis of moral impairment shall be predicated only upon a conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude];

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

 

LBA

21-0638

Amended 1/28/22

 

HB 435-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2021-2197h)

 

AN ACT relative to the suspension of drivers' licenses

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [    ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [ X ] None

METHODOLOGY:

This bill removes language specific to moral impairment and turpitude when determining an individual as competent to drive.  The Department of Safety states this bill will have no impact on state, county, and local revenue or expenditures.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Safety