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NH SB559

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Denise Ricciardi

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Lowers the minimum speed limit that local authorities may set on roads outside urban districts from 25 mph to 20 mph, when justified by engineering or traffic investigations

  • Lowers the minimum speed limit that local authorities may set within business or urban residence districts from 25 mph to 20 mph

  • Amends RSA 265:63, I(c) and (d) to authorize these reduced minimums

  • Takes effect 60 days after passage

  • Fiscal impact on state, county, and local expenditures is indeterminable due to potential changes in speeding violations and enforcement

Legislative Description

Reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.

Last Action

Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Transportation House Journal 5

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation2/26/2026
Transportation11/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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