HB411
House · 2025 sessionBipartisanKilled in HouseSecondary offense for phone use while driving
AI-generatedMakes the prohibition on using a mobile electronic device while driving a secondary offense enforceable only when a driver is stopped for another suspected violation.
relative to making the use of a mobile electronic device while driving a secondary offense.Official record
Division of testimonyComputed by this site
20 submissionsAll 7 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025- ✓Introduced
- ✕House
- Senate
- Governor
- Law
The record · every submission as filed
20 submissions| Expand | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Cullen for Myself Marlborough I support HB411. /s/ A Cullen | Marlborough | Support | 29 | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Hannah Magee for Myself Ossipee I oppose this bill. Distracted driving is a major cause of traffic incidents and accidents. We should not be reducing penalties for this. | Ossipee | Oppose | 138 | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Zachary Parker for Myself Lebanon Distracted driving keeps killing people. Keep this as a primary offense. Waiting until someone crashes or hurts someone to give a ticket isn't the right move. | Lebanon | Oppose | 159 | Feb 11, 2025 | |
David Topham for Myself Salem Improper use of cell phones / mobile devices when driving is known to be highly distracting and the cause of many crashes resulting in serious injuries and fatalities. We need more enforcement of the current law which is a primary offense, not weaken it by having some other reason to stop a motorist before noting a cell phone was in use. Please help make our NH roads safer and not ignore distracted driving. | Salem | Oppose | 412 | Feb 11, 2025 | |
James Gardner for Myself Keene Dear Committee, I urge you to SUPPORT HB411 as this bill is just common sense. Please also refer to the REVERSAL of Case No. 2023-0345, State of New Hampshire v. Joseph Hoell, Jr., in which the New Hampshire Supreme Court reversed the trial court's decision because this individual was NOT using cell phone and was just holding it. This case alone, which went all the way to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, is enough to provide your SUPPORT for HB411. Here is a link to that New Hampshire Supreme Court REVERSAL: https://www.courts.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt471/files/documents/2025-02/20230345.pdf Sincerely, James | Keene | Support | 627 | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Simon Berrio for Myself Dalton This is a bad bill. I've lost count of the number of idiots on phones who have almost run me off the road. They're worse than drunks and absolutely should be stopped and ticketed to the maximum extent possible. | Dalton | Oppose | 212 | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Edward Haas for Myself Keene With distracted driving becoming more and more the obvious cause of many vehicle accidents and injuries, we should not decrease the penalties for such behavior. | Keene | Oppose | 162 | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Aubrey Freedman for Myself Bridgewater Position recorded without written comment. | Bridgewater | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Bill Alleman for Myself Weare Position recorded without written comment. | Weare | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Anthony Ferrantello for Myself Keene Position recorded without written comment. | Keene | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Suzanne Vail for Hillsborough 6, Nashua Ward 3 Nashua Position recorded without written comment. | Nashua | Oppose | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Daniel Richardson for Myself Nashua Position recorded without written comment. | Nashua | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Curtis Howland for Myself Manchester Position recorded without written comment. | Manchester | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Gordon Springate for Myself Wilton Position recorded without written comment. | Wilton | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Nathaniel Blair for Myself Salem Position recorded without written comment. | Salem | Oppose | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Margaret Konze for Myself Pembroke Position recorded without written comment. | Pembroke | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Dylan Palmer for Myself Wolfeboro Position recorded without written comment. | Wolfeboro | Oppose | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Tyler St. Gelais for Myself Manchester Position recorded without written comment. | Manchester | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Courtney St. Gelais for Myself Manchester Position recorded without written comment. | Manchester | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 | |
Morrigan McNamara-Blatsos for Myself Bedford Position recorded without written comment. | Bedford | Support | — | Feb 11, 2025 |