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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1603: requiring the executive director of the department of fish and game to adopt rules relative to procedures for verifying accuracy of records collected relative to threatened and endangered wildlife and ensuring landowner permission is granted for the gathering of such record.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1603 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: requiring the executive director of the department of fish and game to adopt rules relative to procedures for verifying accuracy of records collected relative to threatened and endangered wildlife and ensuring landowner permission is granted for the gathering of such record. Primary sponsor: Sayra DeVito (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 10, 2026): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 236; eff. 8/31/2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sayra DeVitoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 8
Calvin BeaulierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseGrafton 1
Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 30
Susan DeRoyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseStrafford 3
Juliet Harvey-BoliaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseBelknap 3
Melissa LitchfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 32
Tom MannionCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 1
Lisa MazurCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 44
Linda McGrathCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 40
Mary MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 27
Keith MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 236; eff. 8/31/2026
  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 52
  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14
  4. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1305s (Rep. Harb): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 22
  5. Committee Amendment # 2026-1305s, AA, VV; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
  6. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1305s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
  7. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1305s, 04/09/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 13
  8. ==RECONVENE== Hearing: 03/17/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 10
  9. ==RECESSED== Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 9
  10. Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5
  11. Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 112
  12. Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 99

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source