New Hampshire SB 630: relative to local authorities' power to declare a reasonable and safe speed limit.

Bill Text

SB 630-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2189

 09/06

SENATE BILL 630-FN

AN ACT relative to local authorities' power to declare a reasonable and safe speed limit.

SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5

COMMITTEE: Transportation

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ANALYSIS

 This bill lowers the minimum speed limit that local authorities can declare as a reasonable and safe speed limit in certain areas from 25 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour.

 This bill is a request of the department of transportation.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2189

 09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to local authorities' power to declare a reasonable and safe speed limit.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 Speed Limitations; Alteration of Limits. Amend RSA 265:63, I(c) and (d) to read as follows:

 (c) Decreases the limit outside an urban district but not to less than [25] 20 miles per hour; or 

 (d) Decreases the limit within any business or urban residence district but not to less than [25] 20 miles per hour. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 LBA

 26-2189

 10/13/25

SB 630-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to local authorities' power to declare a reasonable and safe speed limit.

FISCAL IMPACT: 

 Estimated State Impact

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FY 2028

FY 2029

 Revenue

$0

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 Revenue Fund

None

 Expenditures*

Indeterminable

 Funding Source

General Fund

 Appropriations*

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$0 

 Funding Source

None

 *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

 Estimated Political Subdivision Impact

FY 2026

FY 2027

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 County Revenue

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 County Expenditures

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 Local Revenue

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 Local Expenditures

Indeterminable

METHODOLOGY:

This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association