---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to games wherein the object is to capture a pig."
description: "relative to games wherein the object is to capture a pig."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1013"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1013 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cathryn A Harvey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-11-07"
last_action: "2026-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73ef8beb-57ab-4649-b3fd-cac88792a49d"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1523&inflect=2"
source_hash: "d6b0a440440c7083ff00453a5b37443cb3d29807f9414290e04fec4a72232477"
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 1013 (2026) — relative to games wherein the object is to capture a pig.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=20404&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=27970&q=billVersion)
3. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31025&q=billVersion)
4. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33939&q=billVersion)
5. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32188&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Cathryn A Harvey — primary (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- James Gruber — cosponsor (person)
- Jodi K Newell — cosponsor (person)
- Paul S. Berch — cosponsor (person)
- Peter W Bixby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-11-07** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 02:30 pm GP 153
- **2026-02-04** Full Committee Work Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 153
- **2026-02-11** Full Committee Work Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153
- **2026-02-18** Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153
- **2026-02-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0718h (NT) 02/17/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 9 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Amendment # 2026-0718h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 15
- **2026-03-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0718h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-06** Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01** Hearing: 04/07/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 13
- **2026-04-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1435s, 04/16/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** Committee Amendment # 2026-1435s, AA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- **2026-04-14** Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1435s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-07** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1435s (Rep. J. Aron): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14 `enrolled`
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
- **2026-06-24** Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 154; eff.06/19/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73ef8beb-57ab-4649-b3fd-cac88792a49d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).