---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to firearm purchaser's privacy."
description: "relative to firearm purchaser's privacy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1186"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1186 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason A. Janvrin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-12-01"
last_action: "2024-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/235a1f5f-817e-4c9e-86a6-9e45b6011f58"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2082&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "fb70145843b2f95e6c76ffb0b6aba57d2783dd8a22f1ba8b1fe081343b651b7c"
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 (2024) — relative to firearm purchaser's privacy.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1560s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1560s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1169&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **14–10** (pass) · upper
- Concur — **190–179** (pass) · lower
- OTPA — **203–174** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason A. Janvrin — primary (person)
- John M. Potucek — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan F. Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Judy F. Aron — cosponsor (person)
- Steven D. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Tom D Mannion — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Lekas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-01** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/31/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-01-17** Public Hearing: 02/02/2024 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-02-07** Executive Session: 02/12/2024 09:30 am LOB 202-204
- **2024-02-13** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0604h 02/12/2024 (Vote 12-7; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2024-02-22** Amendment # 2024-0604h: AA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 62
- **2024-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0604h: MA RC 203-174 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 63 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-22** Referred to Finance 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 65 `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 78
- **2024-03-06** Introduced 02/21/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Hearing: 03/19/2024, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 11
- **2024-04-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1560s, 05/02/2024, Vote 3-2; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Committee Amendment # 2024-1560s, AA, VV; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1560s, RC 14Y-10N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/02/2024; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024, Vote 3-2; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-15** Special Order to the present time, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
- **2024-05-15** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1560s (Rep. Roy): MA RC 190-179 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 8
- **2024-06-27** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-06-27** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
- **2024-07-22** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/12/2024; Chapter 189; eff. 01/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/235a1f5f-817e-4c9e-86a6-9e45b6011f58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).