Bill Text: NH HB526 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulating the use of temporary traffic control personnel.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-09-21 - Executive Session: 10/18/2023 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 301-303 House Calendar 38 [HB526 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB526-Introduced.html
HB 526-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
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04/08
HOUSE BILL 526-FN
AN ACT regulating the use of temporary traffic control personnel.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bickford, Straf. 3
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill regulates the use of temporary traffic control personnel.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0746
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT regulating the use of temporary traffic control personnel.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Temporary Traffic Control Personnel. Amend RSA 236 by inserting after section 134 the following new subdivision:
Temporary Traffic Control Personnel
236:135 Temporary Traffic Control Personnel. A city or town shall only use local law enforcement officers for temporary traffic control when there are specific safety concerns about the project or if qualified traffic flaggers are not available.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0746
1/3/23
HB 526-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT regulating the use of temporary traffic control personnel.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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LOCAL: | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 |
Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires municipalities to only use local law enforcement officers for temporary traffic control when there are specific safety concerns about the project, or if qualified traffic flaggers are unavailable. The New Hampshire Municipal Association states that modifying when flaggers versus uniformed officers may be used for traffic control may alter the revenue accrued from special detail projects. Additionally, this bill may reduce the instances of when uniformed officers may be used on municipal projects, potentially decreasing costs for municipally funded projects. Ultimately, this bill’s potential net impact on municipal revenue and expenditures in FY 2024 and beyond cannot be estimated as it would vary by project.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
New Hampshire Municipal Association
