---
type: "Bill"
title: "designating the red-tailed hawk as the state raptor."
description: "designating the red-tailed hawk as the state raptor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 280"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 280 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-12-28"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e4eb22b-78ce-486b-8f11-57e27c32982b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0558&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "774f00e6f59fa767e159c0c31ed5600d111283776ec2d68a3afaab5ae4a9ddbf"
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 280 (2019) — designating the red-tailed hawk as the state raptor.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-1947s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-1947s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **333–11** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-28** Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 44 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Public Hearing: 03/05/2019 10:00 am LOB 303
- **2019-02-26** Executive Session: 03/05/2019 10:30 am LOB 303
- **2019-03-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/19/2019 (Vote 20-0; RC) HC 16 P. 25 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Special Order to first item of business on 3/20/2019 (Rep. Bixby): MA VV 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 36
- **2019-03-20** Ought to Pass: MA RC 333-11 03/20/2019 HJ 11 P. 2 `passage`
- **2019-03-29** Introduced 03/28/2019 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** Hearing: 05/08/2019, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 20
- **2019-05-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2019; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15** Special Order to the beginning of the calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2019-1947s, AA, VV; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
- **2019-05-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1947s, RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/15/2019; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2019-05-23** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1947s (Rep. Gourgue): MA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 11
- **2019-06-12** Enrolled (In recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-12** Enrolled 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 47
- **2019-06-17** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/14/2019; Chapter 73; Eff: 06/14/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e4eb22b-78ce-486b-8f11-57e27c32982b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).