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HB 500 · 2025 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Enhanced speed enforcement zones and penalties

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establishing enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increasing penalties for speeding in those zones by 50 percent, and establishing the enhanced enforcement zone fund to assist with funding enhanced enforcement.

Establishes enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increases speeding penalties within those zones by 50 percent, and creates a fund to support enhanced enforcement.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 enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increases penalties for speeding in those zones by 50 percent, and establishes the enhanced enforcement zone fund to assist with funding enhanced speed enforcement.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Stephen PearsonRPrime

Public testimony

9 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

44% support56% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

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— Oliver Matte, North Suttonsupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2912:00 pmHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-02-2110:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 13
  2. Jan 29, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/29/2025 12:00 pm LOB 202-204
  3. Feb 21, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  4. Feb 21, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/21/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 14 P. 4
  5. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 4

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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