---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to companion animals during a declared state of emergency."
description: "relative to companion animals during a declared state of emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1186"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1186 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric B. Gallager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-17"
last_action: "2022-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53a2298e-1d53-4760-baaa-4f8e4e1fc9b8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2269&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "893c03682c29ac9dbd51d01c73e1e59070e5927c5868297a26f251ebcff87385"
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 1186 (2022) — relative to companion animals during a declared state of emergency.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-2118e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-2118e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Eric B. Gallager — primary (person)
- Amanda C. Bouldin — cosponsor (person)
- Ellen D. Read — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-17** Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Environment and Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Public Hearing: 01/25/2022 2:30 p.m. LOB301-303
- **2022-01-09** Public Hearing: 01/25/2022 02:30 pm LOB 301-303
- **2022-01-28** Full Committee Work Session: 02/01/2022 10:00 am LOB 301-303
- **2022-02-22** Subcommittee Work Session: 03/01/2022 10:15 am LOB305-307
- **2022-02-22** Full Committee Work Session: 03/01/2022 11:00 am LOB305-307
- **2022-03-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0727h (Vote 19-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0727h: MA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6 `passage`
- **2022-03-16** Amendment # 2022-0727h: AA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6
- **2022-03-22** Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13** Hearing: 04/19/2022, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 16
- **2022-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1750s, 05/05/2022; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Committee Amendment # 2022-1750s, AA, VV; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
- **2022-05-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1750s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Pearl): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2118e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2118e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-22** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-22** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-07-07** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/01/2022; Chapter 300; eff. 08/30/2022 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53a2298e-1d53-4760-baaa-4f8e4e1fc9b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).