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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.

In the bill's words

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

“A person who exceeds the posted speed limit by 15 miles per hour or more in any of the enhanced speed zones in paragraph I of this section shall be fined an enhanced speed zone penalty of 50 percent of the uniform fine for the speed violation established in the uniform fine schedule of motor vehicle violations.”
RSA 265:62-a
“There is established a nonlapsing fund to be known as the enhanced speed zone fund which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds.”
RSA 265:62-a
“The entire 50 percent speed zone penalty in paragraph II of this section shall be deposited into the fund.”
RSA 265:62-a
“The fund shall be continually appropriated to the department of safety for the purpose of funding increased speed patrols in enhanced highway speed zones.”
RSA 265:62-a

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 21, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 29, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety2:33:42–3:02:2028m 38slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 21, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety15:13–16:531m 40slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 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 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

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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