# New Hampshire SB559: reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.

New Hampshire SB559, reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Denise Ricciardi (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-23 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 218-110 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 75) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB559
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: reducing the minimum allowable speed limit on locally controlled roads.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-24
- Last action: 2026-04-23, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 218-110 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 75
- Sponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (218 yes, 110 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Catherine A Rombeau (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katelyn T Kuttab (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Seth B Miller (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | ITL | pass | 218 | 110 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-23: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 218-110 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 75 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2026-04-15: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/14/2026 (Vote 11-4; RC) (House)
- 2026-04-07: Executive Session: 04/14/2026 01:00 pm GP 234 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Public Hearing: 04/14/2026 10:40 am GP 234 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Transportation HJ 5 P. 124 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0343s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Committee Amendment # 2026-0343s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0343s, 02/05/2026, Vote 5-0; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Hearing: 01/20/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 2 (Senate)
- 2025-11-24: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-24: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22211)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22211)

## 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-SB559-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).