---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the taking of game by certain lever-action firearms and relative to the number of rounds permitted in a firearm used to take deer."
description: "relative to the taking of game by certain lever-action firearms and relative to the number of rounds permitted in a firearm used to take deer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 342"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 342 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James A. Spillane"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-09"
last_action: "2021-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecee189f-a235-4bf2-9004-bd99a468da4e"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0348&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "f3696a252f5931ed59fb8eec364360b341e8000bcfb929555bb5a2d9bc21b048"
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 342 (2021) — relative to the taking of game by certain lever-action firearms and relative to the number of rounds permitted in a firearm used to take deer.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-0136h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0136h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- James A. Spillane — primary (person)
- David C. Love — cosponsor (person)
- Howard C. Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin G. Verville — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Roy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 2 P. 44 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Public Hearing: 02/01/2021 10:00 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 with Amendment # 2021-0136h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Amendment # 2021-0136h: AA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 9
- **2021-02-24** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0136h: 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, 01:15 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 16
- **2021-03-25** 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 12; 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/ecee189f-a235-4bf2-9004-bd99a468da4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).