---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to OHRVs."
description: "relative to OHRVs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1494"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1494 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eamon P. Kelley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e48cf92-615e-4a1f-99aa-1462acf4febf"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2744&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "1a4a4a1f7e5105c3b4782b1620a1d8ba78c3f4b71e47d6105b2ca61f2deaf945"
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 1494 (2024) — relative to OHRVs.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1038h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1038h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1831&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Eamon P. Kelley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 1 P. 22 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Public Hearing: 02/21/2024 11:00 am LOB 305
- **2024-03-06** Executive Session: 03/13/2024 10:30 am LOB 305
- **2024-03-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1038h 03/13/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 12 P. 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Amendment # 2024-1038h: AA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 93
- **2024-03-28** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1038h: MA VV 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 93 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-09** Hearing: 04/16/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 15
- **2024-05-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-22** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2024; SJ 14 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **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 200; 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/4e48cf92-615e-4a1f-99aa-1462acf4febf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).