---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the removal of derelict fishing gear."
description: "relative to the removal of derelict fishing gear."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 442"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 442 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gregory G. Hill"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e1e7c80-838a-47a8-b398-90876c889b93"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0741&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "1c6e0b2aa07c763b1fe659b9a0695da8489fa4e2ac28edeea32358acc8b90f1c"
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 442 (2023) — relative to the removal of derelict fishing gear.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1885s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1885s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Adopt Amendment 0709 — **271–105** (pass) · lower
- OTPA — **276–100** (pass) · lower
- Table — **131–245** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gregory G. Hill — primary (person)
- Aidan Ankarberg — cosponsor (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- James A. Spillane — cosponsor (person)
- Jason A. Janvrin — cosponsor (person)
- John Lewicke — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth L. Weyler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 3 P. 16 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** ==RESCHEDULED== Public Hearing: 01/31/2023 11:00 am LOB 305-307
- **2023-03-01** Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2023-0709h: 03/07/2023 10:00 am LOB 305-307
- **2023-03-03** ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/29/2023 07:00 am LOB 305-307
- **2023-03-03** Executive Session: 03/07/2023 01:00 pm LOB 305-307
- **2023-03-13** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0709h 03/07/2023 (Vote 13-7; RC) HC 16 P. 31 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-13** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2023-03-22** Lay HB442 on Table (Rep. C. Harvey): MF RC 131-245 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 97 `deferral`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment # 2023-0709h: AA RC 271-105 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 99
- **2023-03-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0709h: MA RC 276-100 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 101 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-24** Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** ==RECESSED== Hearing: 04/04/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 16
- **2023-04-05** ==RECONVENE== Hearing: 04/11/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:45 am; SC 17
- **2023-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1885s, 05/18/2023; SC 22A `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Sen. Avard Moved to Rerefer to Committee, MF, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment # 2023-1885s, AA, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-05-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1885s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/18/2023; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 06/01/2023; SC 24 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/01/2023; SJ 16 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1885s and Requests CofC (Reps. Spillane, T. Walsh, Hill, D. Ford): MA VV 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 74
- **2023-06-15** Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-15** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Pearl, Rosenwald; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-21** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/21/2023 10:30 am LOB 301-303
- **2023-06-20** Conferee Change: Rep. Pare Replaces Rep. Ford 06/20/2023 HJ 16 P. 15
- **2023-06-22** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2023-2228c; 06/29/2023
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report 2023-2228c: Adopted, VV 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 6
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report # 2023-2228c, Adopted, VV; 06/29/2023; SJ 20
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 195; eff: 07/01/2023 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e1e7c80-838a-47a8-b398-90876c889b93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).