HB 1122 New Hampshire House · 2024 Regular Session

relative to lights on motor vehicles.

This bill updates vehicle lighting laws to clarify rules for rideshare drivers and restrict certain aftermarket lights. It officially defines lighted signs used by transportation network companies as valid equipment and allows these vehicles to turn on their signs while stopped. The law also bans the use of aftermarket LED light bars and flood-style pod lights when a vehicle is being driven on public roads. Additionally, it maintains existing requirements for headlight brightness and color while specifying that fog lights may shine yellow. These changes take effect 60 days after the bill is signed into law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Nov 28, 2023 Signed Jul 26, 2024
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Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jul 26, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 07/19/2024; Chapter 220; eff.09/17/2024
lower
May 31, 2024
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1528s (Rep. T. Walsh): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 25
lower
Apr 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1528s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
upper
Apr 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2024-1528s, AA, VV; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1528s, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 02/15/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 13
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/30/2024 (Vote 19-0; CC)
lower
Nov 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Transportation
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Thomas Walsh
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