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HB 305 · 2025 · House · Transportation Committee

Local speed and red-light cameras

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relative to speed and red-light cameras for traffic enforcement.

Allows law enforcement agencies to install and use speed monitoring and red-light traffic cameras in a municipality that elects to adopt them.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 allows law enforcement agencies to install and use traffic cameras such as speed monitoring cameras and red-light cameras in a municipality if the municipality chooses to have them.

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

“A municipality may install traffic enforcement cameras for use by any law enforcement agency in public locations it deems prudent.”
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“The municipality shall bear the cost of installation and maintenance of a camera system and any property or items related to installation and maintenance.”
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“Municipalities shall work with the department of transportation and the department of safety to ensure installation of a camera system and related equipment are installed and utilized properly and in accordance with existing state and federal law governing their use.”
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“Municipalities shall be jointly and severally liable for any unlawful operation of any camera system and the recordings and data collection generated thereby, even if a law enforcement agency enters into an agreement with the municipality to operate or otherwise use the equipment.”
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Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Philip JonesDPrime

Rep. Terri O'RorkeD, Rep. Marc PlamondonD

Public testimony

28 signed in online · 8 wrote testimony

25% support75% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This is a safety matter that's of greater importance than any privacy concerns. NH needs to allow cities to offer this level of security in their communities.”
— Jay Kahn, Keenesupports
“This would help local municipalities police speeders and intersection problems. And behavior at stop lights. All of us are on someone's camera -- store security cameras, doorbell cameras, dash cameras.…”
— Jennifer Sizoo, Keenesupports
“We have numerous local roads in Keene that have become treacherous due to speeding vehicles. This endangers pedestrians and other drivers alike. I have drivers reaching 60 MPH on Roxbury St when they come down the hill after descending a hill and turning into a straightaway.…”
— Erik Murphy, Keenesupports
“This seeks to remove one of the key advantages of living in New Hampshire. Absolutely not. If the municipality sees a problem at certain part of their town, they can have their PD consider directed patrolling of an area.…”
— Simon Berrio, Daltonopposes
“Though I understand the reason for why the sponsors of this bill think of it as a solution to a growing problem, it not only gives me concern for slowly turning us into a surveillance state but raises many questions on how it truly can be enforced.…”
— Ryan Clancy, Keeneopposes
“Oppose. This is the first step to turning New Hampshire into a surveillance state.”
— Russell Hodgkins, Amherstopposes

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 18, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate13–3
    Overall
    81% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation24:47–26:351m 48slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse TransportationWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full stream==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Transportation5:51:27–5:54:343m 7slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; ==CONTINUED== Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floor6:10:40–6:11:3252slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient 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. 14
  2. Feb 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2025 10:20 am LOB 203
  3. Feb 11, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/11/2025 02:00 pm LOB 203
  4. Feb 18, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/18/2025 02:00 pm LOB 203
  5. Feb 18, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 13-3; RC) HC 14 P. 30
  6. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 85

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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