---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the grading and use of timber grown in New Hampshire."
description: "relative to the grading and use of timber grown in New Hampshire."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1204"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1204 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arnold G Davis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-01"
last_action: "2026-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a1829cd-0a9c-41f9-84b3-f55da9c94d07"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1795&inflect=2"
source_hash: "f68e0ab4aa5e3912e6703d542521c6f87ca68bc2eeda576f130db0512b784908"
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 1204 (2026) — relative to the grading and use of timber grown in New Hampshire.

## 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=22855&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=27987&q=billVersion)
3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31290&q=billVersion)
4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30112&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Arnold G Davis — primary (person)
- Brian D Cole — cosponsor (person)
- James W Tierney — cosponsor (person)
- Sean C Durkin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-01** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 1 P. 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Public Hearing: 02/04/2026 02:30 pm GP 228
- **2026-02-05** Executive Session: 02/11/2026 01:30 pm GP 228
- **2026-02-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0471h 02/11/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 9 P. 26 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Amendment # 2026-0471h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 33
- **2026-03-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0471h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 33 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-06** Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Hearing: 03/18/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 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`
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026); SJ 8 `enrolled`
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 56
- **2026-04-22** Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 32; eff. 10/19/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a1829cd-0a9c-41f9-84b3-f55da9c94d07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).