---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems and changing the reckless driving minimum penalties."
description: "establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems and changing the reckless driving minimum penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 468"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 468 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry W Roy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d770509-7fa9-41b8-afd7-a6867fc5d89e"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0708&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
source_hash: "53e246b5743b1d9fd28714e0b3f9a39e550f17864bdce8d491f6638a7634c218"
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 468 (2025) — establishing the crime of and penalties for unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems and changing the reckless driving minimum penalties.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2025-2903e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&id=2025-2903e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Concur — **265–83** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terry W Roy — primary (person)
- Jonah Orion Wheeler — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13** Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-22** Public Hearing: 01/31/2025 02:30 pm LOB 202-204
- **2025-02-11** Executive Session: 01/31/2025 02:30 pm LOB 202-204
- **2025-02-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0290h 02/05/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 12 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Amendment # 2025-0290h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 3
- **2025-02-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0290h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-11** Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Hearing: 03/18/2025, Room 100, SH, 02:30 pm; SC 13
- **2025-03-27** Hearing: 04/01/2025, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 15
- **2025-04-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Sen. Birdsell Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
- **2025-05-01** HB 468 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
- **2025-05-01** Pending Motion Ought to Pass; 05/01/2025; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-05** Sen. Birdsell Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
- **2025-06-05** Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2025-2484s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
- **2025-06-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2484s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2484s (Rep. Roy): MA RC 265-83 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 2
- **2025-06-12** Lay HB468 on Table (Rep. McFarlane): MF DV 66-279 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 2 `deferral`
- **2025-07-08** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2903e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18 `amendment-passage`
- **2025-07-08** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2903e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
- **2025-07-14** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2025-07-14** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63
- **2025-08-11** Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 278; eff.01/01/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d770509-7fa9-41b8-afd7-a6867fc5d89e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).