---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring a boat owner who is not the operator to notify law enforcement and file an accident report in certain circumstances."
description: "requiring a boat owner who is not the operator to notify law enforcement and file an accident report in certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1046"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1046 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John T. MacDonald"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-11-27"
last_action: "2024-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/348baa5a-e0e3-42ac-9a30-c71255635ada"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2522&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "da7c3e4a55577070d1ddf3aea45b0b88e13b7cef7b9c5042cf883c7dfac1a3ed"
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 1046 (2024) — requiring a boat owner who is not the operator to notify law enforcement and file an accident report in certain circumstances.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-0252h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-0252h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1609&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- John T. MacDonald — primary (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Karel A. Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Richard R Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemarie Rung — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-27** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-04** Public Hearing: 01/10/2024 09:00 am LOB 305
- **2024-01-17** Executive Session: 01/24/2024 10:00 am LOB 305
- **2024-01-30** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0252h 01/24/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Amendment # 2024-0252h: AA VV 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 12
- **2024-02-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0252h: MA VV 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-08** Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 12 `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Public Hearing: 03/13/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-03-20** Executive Session: 03/13/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-03-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/13/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 18 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** Hearing: 04/16/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 15
- **2024-04-17** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-26** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2024; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-06-10** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/30/2024); SJ 17 `enrolled`
- **2024-06-10** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 36
- **2024-06-20** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/14/2024; Chapter 56; eff. 1/1/2025 HJ 16 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/348baa5a-e0e3-42ac-9a30-c71255635ada`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).