---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to certain firearms to be used for taking of game."
description: "relative to certain firearms to be used for taking of game."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1116"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1116 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James A. Spillane"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-11-28"
last_action: "2024-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe6dc418-2725-4279-b226-5200f45bf021"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2090&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "a413097f8fa3242ce16a52e3f1fc5d9467f8ce2400d2f880b21fac501dfc8ca4"
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 1116 (2024) — relative to certain firearms to be used for taking of game.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-0349h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-0349h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1177&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- OTPA — **221–157** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James A. Spillane — primary (person)
- Brian D Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Carroll M Brown — cosponsor (person)
- David C. Love — cosponsor (person)
- J.R. Hoell — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Kofalt — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan H. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Roy — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Lekas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-28** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-05** Public Hearing: 01/30/2024 10:00 am LOB 307
- **2024-01-05** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/30/2024 02:30 pm LOB 307
- **2024-01-05** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/06/2024 02:30 pm LOB 307
- **2024-01-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0349h 01/30/2024 (Vote 11-6; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-31** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2024-02-08** Amendment # 2024-0349h: AA VV 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 31
- **2024-02-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0349h: MA RC 221-157 02/08/2024 HJ 4 P. 31 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-22** Introduced 02/21/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Hearing: 03/26/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 12
- **2024-05-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-15** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-15** Special Order to Beginning of Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
- **2024-06-19** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-06-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 43
- **2024-07-22** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 108; eff. 01/01/2025 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe6dc418-2725-4279-b226-5200f45bf021`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).