---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to cruelty to a wild animal, fish, or wild bird."
description: "relative to cruelty to a wild animal, fish, or wild bird."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 529"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 529 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ellen D. Read"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a3918d1-d8fa-4af0-b42e-8694f2e4e87f"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0591&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "64eade026c8fbd155b4bab25f13d6b15378adcc97160d0e6dde7ecf0bf943319"
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 529 (2021) — relative to cruelty to a wild animal, fish, or wild bird.

## Version chain

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


## Sponsors

- Ellen D. Read — primary (person)
- Amanda Elizabeth Elizabeth Toll — cosponsor (person)
- Betty I. Gay — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Debra L. DeSimone — cosponsor (person)
- James A. Spillane — cosponsor (person)
- Janet G. Wall — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kate R. Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick F. Abrami — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 2 P. 52 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Public Hearing: 02/01/2021 09:00 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 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 12 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 10 `passage`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 10
- **2021-02-24** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/24/2021 HJ 3 P. 72
- **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, 01:00 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
- **2021-07-29** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/28/2021; Chapter 156; Eff: 01/01/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a3918d1-d8fa-4af0-b42e-8694f2e4e87f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).