---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to pistols permitted for the taking of deer."
description: "relative to pistols permitted for the taking of deer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 192"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 192 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John T. MacDonald"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c95018f-a51f-4fe0-ae04-3ad572d4586a"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0352&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "cd5e90f91b76f373daee65eceb903f436a173c4dfbeba40a2c21fb69957dbc39"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 192 (2021) — relative to pistols permitted for the taking of deer.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.


## Sponsors

- John T. MacDonald — primary (person)
- Brodie S. Deshaies — cosponsor (person)
- Karel A. Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Karen C. Umberger — cosponsor (person)
- Lino M. Avellani — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 2 P. 38 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Public Hearing: 02/01/2021 09:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94410519799 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/01/2021 01:30 pm Remote info same as above
- **2021-02-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 17-3; CC) HC 12 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 9 `passage`
- **2021-03-04** Introduced 03/04/2021 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Remote Hearing: 03/22/2021, 01:30 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 16
- **2021-03-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/01/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/01/2021; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 99
- **2021-04-12** Enrolled RC 24Y-0N, MA, (In recess of 04/08/2021); SJ 12
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 04/23/2021; Chapter 6; Eff: 06/22/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c95018f-a51f-4fe0-ae04-3ad572d4586a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).