---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the New Hampshire marine patrol."
description: "relative to the New Hampshire marine patrol."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1837"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1837 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John T MacDonald"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-18"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dceee74-f957-4103-80e1-e03bcefec271"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2202&inflect=2"
source_hash: "b6c247dc33efc52dfe86495f7cc73c3834ab8a9b325ff6f7ceca395bbabf4e1d"
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 1837 (2026) — relative to the New Hampshire marine patrol.

## 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=24650&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=26930&q=billVersion)
3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33406&q=billVersion)
4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30699&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- John T MacDonald — primary (person)
- Joseph Hamblen — cosponsor (person)
- Karel A. Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Katy Peternel — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemarie Rung — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-18** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 1 P. 38 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Public Hearing: 01/21/2026 03:15 pm GP 228
- **2026-01-21** Executive Session: 01/28/2026 10:00 am GP 228
- **2026-02-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0332h 01/28/2026 (Vote 16-0; RC) HC 6 P. 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 57 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Amendment # 2026-0332h: AA VV 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 57
- **2026-02-12** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0332h: MA VV 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 57 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-24** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/24/2026 HJ 5 P. 127
- **2026-03-06** Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Hearing: 03/31/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 12
- **2026-04-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-13** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1880e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/07/2026); SJ 12 `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-13** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1880e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- **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 99; eff.05/28/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dceee74-f957-4103-80e1-e03bcefec271`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).