---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated and relative to proclaiming the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire."
description: "relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated and relative to proclaiming the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 776"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 776 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry W Roy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/672bdf4e-c2e7-4639-aac4-5159e4a9678d"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0803&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
source_hash: "19962e01a0953af3d6dd5b6c6a97f8b8adc8a816a4eaf91355848f627a6cd5a2"
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 776 (2025) — relative to the crime of aggravated driving while intoxicated and relative to proclaiming the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2025-2485s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&id=2025-2485s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Terry W Roy — primary (person)
- Daryl Abbas — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer M Rhodes — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L Proulx — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-23** Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 27 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 02/06/2025 02:15 pm LOB 202-204
- **2025-02-07** ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 02/12/2025 02:15 pm LOB 202-204
- **2025-02-13** ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 02/21/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
- **2025-03-06** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2025-03-10** Executive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2025-03-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/19/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 17 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-10** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-03-28** Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Hearing: 04/08/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 16
- **2025-04-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Sen. Gannon Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
- **2025-05-01** HB 776 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. Fenton Floor Amendment # 2025-2485s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
- **2025-06-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2485s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2485s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
- **2025-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, C. McGuire, Rhodes, A. Murray 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
- **2025-06-11** Sen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
- **2025-06-11** President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Birdsell, Fenton; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
- **2025-06-18** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2025-06-13** Conferee Change: Rep. D. Mannion Replaces C. McGuire 06/12/2025
- **2025-06-19** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2863c; 06/26/2025
- **2025-06-26** Conference Committee Report # 2025-2863c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
- **2025-06-26** Conference Committee Report 2025-2863c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 22
- **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 290; eff. I. Sec 1-2 eff. 01/01/2026 II. Rem eff. 09/30/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/672bdf4e-c2e7-4639-aac4-5159e4a9678d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).