HB 776-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0803
09/08
HOUSE BILL776-FN
AN ACTrelative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
SPONSORS:Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19
COMMITTEE:Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds wrong-way driving to the list of aggravating factors that can elevate a driving while intoxicated offense to an aggravated driving while intoxicated offense.
This bill is at the request of the department of safety.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0803
09/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTrelative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated; Aggravating Factor Added. Amend RSA 265-A:3, I(d)-(e) to read as follows:
(d) Carries as a passenger a person under the age of 16; [or]
(e) Drives a vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more; or
(f) Drives or operates a vehicle in violation of 265:26, I;
2 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated; Aggravating Factor Added. Amend RSA 265-A:3, II(d)-(e) to read as follows:
(d) Carries as a passenger a person under the age of 16; [or]
(e) Drives a vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more; or
(f) Drives or operates a vehicle in violation of 265:26, I; or
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
LBA
25-0803
1/12/25
HB 776-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTrelative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Revenue Fund None
Expenditures* Indeterminable
Funding Source General Fund
Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0
Funding Source None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
County Expenditures Indeterminable
Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Expenditures Indeterminable
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Revenue Fund
None
Expenditures*
Indeterminable
Funding Source
General Fund
Appropriations*
$0
$0
$0
$0
Funding Source
None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
County Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
County Expenditures
Indeterminable
Local Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
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