---
type: "Bill"
title: "extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and adding a member from the department of tourism."
description: "extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and adding a member from the department of tourism."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1037"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1037 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Ouellet"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-11-07"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d004cd3a-fd7e-40aa-87ad-e2db1ca648c2"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2207&inflect=2"
source_hash: "c1be1746aec645e86dfdb2b9caf80597bef99bd3990e7e0a97bef5f6b591c33a"
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 1037 (2026) — extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and adding a member from the department of tourism.

## 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=20435&q=billVersion)
2. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32463&q=billVersion)
3. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30111&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Mike Ouellet — primary (person)
- Brian D Cole — cosponsor (person)
- David Rochefort — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-11-07** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 1 P. 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Public Hearing: 02/04/2026 11:00 am GP 228
- **2026-02-04** Executive Session: 02/04/2026 01:30 pm GP 228
- **2026-02-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/04/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 7 P. 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 30 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-25** Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Hearing: 03/18/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 10
- **2026-03-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-17** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1539e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 04/16/2026); SJ 10 `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1539e: AA VV (in recess of) 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 29
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11 `enrolled`
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/23/2026
- **2026-05-12** Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2026; Chapter 47; eff. 07/07/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d004cd3a-fd7e-40aa-87ad-e2db1ca648c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).