HB 424 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0562
11/05
HOUSE BILL 424
AN ACT establishing a commission to study ways to reduce texting while driving.
SPONSORS: Rep. Torosian, Rock. 14; Rep. Janigian, Rock. 8; Rep. Gould, Hills. 7
COMMITTEE: Transportation
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a commission to study ways to reduce texting while driving.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 424 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0562
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT establishing a commission to study ways to reduce texting while driving.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 New Subdivision; Commission to Study Ways to Reduce Texting While Driving. Amend RSA
2 265 by inserting after section 161 the following new subdivision:
3 Commission to Study Ways to Reduce Texting While Driving
4 265:162 Commission to Study Ways to Reduce Texting While Driving.
5 I. There is established a commission to study ways to reduce texting while driving.
6 II. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
7 (a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
8 house of representatives.
9 (b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
10 (c) The commissioner to the department of transportation, or designee.
11 (d) A representative of the telecommunications industry, appointed by the governor.
12 (e) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.
13 III. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when
14 attending to the duties of the commission.
15 IV. The commission shall study ways to reduce texting while driving.
16 V. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The
17 first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting
18 of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of
19 the commission shall constitute a quorum.
20 VI. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed
21 legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house
22 clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2021.
23 2 Repeal. RSA 265:162, relative to the commission to study ways to reduce texting while
24 driving, is repealed.
25 3 Effective Date.
26 I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2021.
27 II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 265:162
Ought to Pass: 265:162
latest version: 265:162