relative to the membership, duties, and reporting requirements of the traffic safety commission.
SB 499 requires New Hampshire's Traffic Safety Commission to review and analyze data on the causes of traffic collisions. Starting in 2026, the Commission must include summarized data on collision causes in its annual reports to the governor, House Speaker, and Senate President. These reports will also include recommendations for addressing the identified causes. The bill directly affects the Commission's duties and reporting obligations, with changes taking effect January 1, 2027.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Nov 21, 2025
Signed Jun 22, 2026
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This diff reflects the standard chaptering process when a bill is signed into law. The bill was assigned Chapter 135, section numbers were renumbered from sequential (1-4) to permanent law citations (135:1 through 135:4), and the governor's approval date of June 12, 2026 was added. No substantive policy changes occurred between these two versions.
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Section numbers were renumbered from sequential bill numbers (1, 2, 3, 4) to permanent chapter citations (135:1, 135:2, 135:3, 135:4), which is standard when a bill is enrolled as law.
The governor's approval date (June 12, 2026) and effective date (January 1, 2027) were added to the final version, confirming the bill was signed into law.
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Total actions
13
Key actions
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Committee
5
Jun 22, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 135; Effective 01/01/2027
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 15
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/14/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 18 P. 9
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 5 P. 124
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-0349s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0349s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0349s, 02/05/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 4
upper
Nov 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 1
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Regina Birdsell
RRepublican
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