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HB 245 · 2025 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Speed enforcement equipment grants

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establishing the speed enforcement and awareness fund and providing for grants to municipal law enforcement for speed enforcement and speed awareness traffic equipment.

Establishes the speed enforcement and awareness fund and provides grants to municipal law enforcement agencies for purchasing speed enforcement and speed awareness traffic equipment.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes the speed enforcement and awareness fund and provides financial assistance, through a grant program, to municipalities for the purchase of speed enforcement and speed awareness traffic equipment related to the enforcement of traffic laws.

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

“There is established a nonlapsing fund to be known as the speed enforcement and awareness fund, which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds.”
RSA 265:62-a
“The fund shall be continually appropriated to the department of safety for the purpose of providing grants to municipalities for the purchase of speed enforcement and speed awareness traffic equipment related to the enforcement of traffic laws.”
RSA 265:62-a
“The department shall develop an application form and establish criteria for evaluating grant requests, including the demonstrated need for speed enforcement and speed awareness traffic equipment, the potential impact on road safety, and the municipality’s current traffic enforcement challenges.”
RSA 265:62-a
“Priority may be given to municipalities with a demonstrated history of speed-related incidents or limited financial resources.”
RSA 265:62-a

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Keith AmmonRPrimeMajority Floor Leader
  • Rep. Lisa PostRClerk· Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Sen. Denise RicciardiRDeputy Majority Leader

Public testimony

7 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

43% support57% oppose0% neutral

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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 21, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate10–5
    Overall
    67% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted225–147How they voted
    Overall
    60% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    206–1100% yea
    Democrats
    19–14612% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 29, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety3:33:59–3:36:012m 2slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 21, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety13:25–14:411m 16slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floor37:23–38:321m 9slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 225-147

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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 12
  2. Jan 29, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/29/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
  3. Feb 21, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  4. Feb 21, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/21/2025 (Vote 10-5; RC) HC 14 P. 18
  5. Feb 26, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  6. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 225-147 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 27

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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