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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.

Official record

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

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2810:00 amHouse TransportationLOB 203Public hearing
  • 2025-02-042:00 pmHouse TransportationLOB 203Public hearing

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.