# New Hampshire HB500: establishing enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increasing penalties for speeding in those zones by 50 percent, and establishing the enhanced enforcement zone fund to assist with funding enhanced enforcement.

New Hampshire HB500, establishing enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increasing penalties for speeding in those zones by 50 percent, and establishing the enhanced enforcement zone fund to assist with funding enhanced enforcement., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Stephen C. Pearson (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-06 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 4) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB500
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing enhanced enforcement zones for motor vehicle speed enforcement, increasing penalties for speeding in those zones by 50 percent, and establishing the enhanced enforcement zone fund to assist with funding enhanced enforcement.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-03-06, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 4
- Sponsor: Stephen C. Pearson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stephen C. Pearson (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-06: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 4 (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/21/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 14 P. 4 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing: 01/29/2025 12:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 13 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6381)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6381)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB500-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).