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HB 239 · 2025 · House · Transportation Committee

Legalizing motorcycle lane filtering

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defining and enabling lane filtering.

Defines and permits lane filtering by motorcycles under certain circumstances and establishes an offense for impeding a motorcycle.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill defines the term lane filtering, enables lane filtering in certain circumstances, and establishes the offense of impeding a motorcycle.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“All motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane; provided, however, that 2 motorcycles may ride abreast in a single lane.”
RSA 265:121
“An operator of a motor vehicle who intentionally impedes or attempts to prevent the operation of a motorcycle when the motorcycle is operated under the conditions specified in RSA 265:121 shall be guilty of a violation and fined not less than $250 nor more than $500 for a first offense and not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense.”
RSA 265:121-a
“The division of motor vehicles shall develop educational guidelines relating to lane filtering in a manner that would ensure the safety of the motorcyclist and the drivers and passengers of the surrounding vehicles.”
RSA 265:121

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Ellen ReadDPrimeDeputy Ranking Member· Housing
  • Rep. JD BernardyRClerk· Science, Technology and Energy

Also: Rep. Henry GiassonR

Public testimony

10 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

40% support60% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Lane splitting and filtering is endorsed by the American Motorcycle Association as a way of preventing motorcycle accidents.…”
— Patricia Anastasia, Londonderrysupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate15–1
    Overall
    94% yea
  • Feb 13, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 28, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation1:22:59–1:31:468m 47slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation4:28:33–4:35:026m 29slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Feb 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Transportation HJ 2 P. 12
  2. Jan 28, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2025 11:15 am LOB 203
  3. Feb 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/04/2025 02:00 pm LOB 203
  4. Feb 4, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 11 P. 9
  5. Feb 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 15

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.