---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to fishing and hunting licenses for permanently disabled veterans."
description: "relative to fishing and hunting licenses for permanently disabled veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1286"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1286 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James A. Spillane"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-11-07"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73196661-e2d0-4acc-ac12-50d9c4ef5423"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2087&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "f7ef11ec387765ad2b78e060b14f63cbf8fb3918d35cd73af8f5e52ac1c89514"
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 1286 (2018) — relative to fishing and hunting licenses for permanently disabled veterans.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2123e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2123e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1100&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Sen. D'Allesandro Floor Amendment 1367s — **23–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James A. Spillane — primary (person)
- Carol M. McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Harold F. French — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Verville — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-07** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 1 P. 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/23/2018 11:00 AM LOB 307
- **2018-02-21** Executive Session: 02/13/2018 LOB 307
- **2018-02-21** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0576h (NT) for 03/06/2018 (Vote 18-1; RC) HC 9 P. 42 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2018-03-06** Amendment # 2018-0576h: AA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 88
- **2018-03-06** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0576h: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 88 `passage`
- **2018-03-14** Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Hearing: 03/27/2018, Room 103, SH, 09:35 am; SC 14
- **2018-03-29** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2018; Vote 5-0; CC SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Sen. Feltes Moved to Remove HB 1286 from the Consent Calendar; 04/05/2018; SJ 11
- **2018-04-05** Sen. D'Allesandro Floor Amendment # 2018-1367s, RC 23Y-0N, AA; 04/05/2018; SJ 11
- **2018-04-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1367s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2018; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1367s and Requests CofC (Rep. Webb): MA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
- **2018-04-19** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Webb, Spillane, L'Heureux, Laflamme 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** President Appoints: Senators Innis, Avard, Feltes; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-09** Conference Committee Meeting: 05/14/2018 10:00 AM LOB 307
- **2018-05-11** Conferee Change: Rep. Packard Replaces Spillane 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-16** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2018-1979c; 05/16/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-1979c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 1979c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-19** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2123e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-19** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2123e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-28** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-28** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-07-10** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/02/2018; Chapter 346; Eff. 01/01/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73196661-e2d0-4acc-ac12-50d9c4ef5423`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).