---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the purchase or acquisition of certain unmanned aircraft systems."
description: "relative to the purchase or acquisition of certain unmanned aircraft systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1444"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1444 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael I Moffett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-04"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c158cce-3399-499f-ba18-29e5d789035a"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1957&inflect=2"
source_hash: "8d3458c624ee53b4c3e27401d4ec9b9c2efc5b54323fe70acecab57b07ddc2bd"
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 1444 (2026) — relative to the purchase or acquisition of certain unmanned aircraft systems.

## 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=23443&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=27280&q=billVersion)
3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33402&q=billVersion)
4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31063&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Michael I Moffett — primary (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- James L Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Jeanine M Notter — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Mandelbaum — cosponsor (person)
- Jose E Cambrils — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa A. Litchfield — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria Sullivan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-04** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 20 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Public Hearing: 01/15/2026 10:00 am GP 229
- **2026-01-15** Subcommittee Work Session: 01/22/2026 01:15 pm GP 229
- **2026-01-29** Executive Session: 02/04/2026 01:00 pm GP 229
- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee Work Session: 02/04/2026 10:15 am GP 229
- **2026-02-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0558h 02/04/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 7 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Amendment # 2026-0558h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 5
- **2026-02-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0558h: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-19** Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 39 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 112
- **2026-02-25** Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 9
- **2026-04-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/16/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 `enrolled`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- **2026-06-01** Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/28/2026; Chapter 95; eff. 07/27/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c158cce-3399-499f-ba18-29e5d789035a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).