---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to search and rescue teams activated by fish and game."
description: "relative to search and rescue teams activated by fish and game."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 260"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 260 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-14"
last_action: "2022-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61db7ad2-95fb-4c26-a8e4-96cbfe837ed8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2930&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "75216a9954ef59e1109e5145e9b05d057d3e4c75cb6d3fce87e72b32b92d463f"
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 SB 260 (2022) — relative to search and rescue teams activated by fish and game.

## Version chain

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


## Sponsors

- Karen C. Umberger — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca G. Whitley — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M Prentiss — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy T. Egan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-14** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-13** Hearing: 01/18/2022, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 3
- **2022-01-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/03/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-03** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/03/2022; SJ 2 `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-14** Public Hearing: 04/11/2022 09:30 am LOB 305-307
- **2022-04-14** Executive Session: 04/11/2022 09:30 am LOB 305-307
- **2022-04-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 15 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-21** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/21/2022 HJ 10 `passage`
- **2022-05-13** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-05-13** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022
- **2022-05-24** Signed by the Governor on 05/20/2022; Chapter 0089; Effective 07/19/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61db7ad2-95fb-4c26-a8e4-96cbfe837ed8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).