SB 384-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-3042
05/11
SENATE BILL 384-FN
AN ACT requiring notice of the hands-free law at the point of sale for cell phones.
SPONSORS: Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Birdsell,
Dist 19; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Rep. Janigian, Rock. 8
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires notice of the state's hands-free law at the point of sale for cell phones and other
mobile electronic devices.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 SB 384-FN - AS INTRODUCED
22-3042
05/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT requiring notice of the hands-free law at the point of sale for cell phones.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 New Subdivision; Sale of Cell Phones and Other Mobile Electronic Devices. Amend RSA 339
2 by inserting after section 79 the following new subdivision:
3 Sale of Cell Phones and Other Mobile Electronic Devices
4 339:80 Sale of Cell Phones and Other Mobile Electronic Devices; Notice of Hands-Free Law
5 Required.
6 I. Any person engaged in the business of selling cell phones or other mobile electronic
7 devices in the state shall provide notice to the purchaser of RSA 265:79-c, prohibiting the use of
8 mobile electronic devices with driving in New Hampshire. The notice shall be provided to the
9 purchaser at the point of sale and shall summarize the prohibition and penalties of RSA 265:79-c,
10 also known as the state's "hands-free law". If the sale occurs at a retail establishment, a notice
11 meeting the requirements of this section, posted in a conspicuous place near the register shall be
12 sufficient. If the sale occurs online, the notice shall be included with the receipt for the product.
13 II. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a separate violation for each sale in
14 violation thereof.
15 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
 LBA
22-3042
12/16/21
SB 384-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT requiring notice of the hands-free law at the point of sale for cell phones.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE: FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Appropriation $0 $0 $0 $0
Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Expenditures $0
Increase Increase Increase
Funding Source: [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires notice of the state's hands-free law at the point of sale for cell phones and other
mobile electronic devices. The bill contains a violation penalty that may have an impact on the
New Hampshire judicial system. There is no method to determine how many charges would be
brought as a result of the changes contained in this bill to determine the fiscal impact on
expenditures. In the past the Judicial Branch has used averaged caseload data based on time
studies to estimate the fiscal impact of proposed legislation. The per case data on costs for
routine cases currently available to the Judicial Branch are based on studies of judicial and
clerical weighted caseload times that are more than fifteen years old so the data does not have
current validity. A new case study is being conducted and updated estimates will be available
in the future.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch