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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 198: declaring the third week in September to be New Hampshire service dog week.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 198 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: declaring the third week in September to be New Hampshire service dog week. Primary sponsor: David Watters (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2025): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 179-144 06/05/2025 HJ 16.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David WattersPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Debra AltschillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Kevin AvardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Regina BirdsellCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Peter W BixbyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Barbara ComtoisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseBelknap 7
Donovan FentonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Diane KelleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 32
Rebecca Perkins KwokaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Tim LangCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Howard PearlCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Jonah Orion WheelerCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 179-144 06/05/2025 HJ 16
  2. Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  3. Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 05/21/2025 (Vote 10-6; RC) HC 27 P. 21
  4. Executive Session: 05/21/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308
  5. Public Hearing: 04/24/2025 11:15 am LOB 306-308
  6. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 112
  7. Special Order to the Beginning of the Regular Calendar, Without Objection; 03/06/2025; SJ 7
  8. SB 198 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  9. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  10. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12
  11. Hearing: 03/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:45 am; SC 11
  12. Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3

Sources

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