This bill introduces two significant changes to New Hampshire law. First, it adds wrong-way driving as an aggravating factor that can elevate a driving while intoxicated (DWI) offense to an aggravated driving while intoxicated (AGDWI) offense. Specifically, the bill amends RSA 265-A:3 by inserting a new clause (f) that states driving or operating a vehicle in violation of RSA 265:26, I is an aggravating factor. Additionally, it removes the conjunction "or" from the existing clauses (d) and (e) to accommodate this new insertion.

Secondly, the bill designates the Virginia opossum as the official state marsupial of New Hampshire, with the new section 3:32 added to RSA 3 stating that these opossums within the state shall be referred to as "New Hampshire opossums." The effective date for the changes related to aggravated driving while intoxicated is set for January 1, 2026, while the designation of the state marsupial will take effect 60 days after the bill's passage, on September 30, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 265-A:3
As Amended by the Senate: 265-A:3
Version adopted by both bodies: 265-A:3
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: 265-A:3
HB776 text: 265-A:3