---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to establishing an exception to vessel registration, defining commercial passenger vessel, and regulating written examinations and certifications for operating commercial vessels."
description: "relative to establishing an exception to vessel registration, defining commercial passenger vessel, and regulating written examinations and certifications for operating commercial vessels."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1158"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1158 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob J. Lynn"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-11-28"
last_action: "2024-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b0bc396-c981-42b9-9922-6247a0478a04"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2164&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "bc21615e5af9560b50166135f3c36f36258bf0e343a98d14751745c352812451"
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 1158 (2024) — relative to establishing an exception to vessel registration, defining commercial passenger vessel, and regulating written examinations and certifications for operating commercial vessels.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1769s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1769s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1252&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Bob J. Lynn — primary (person)
- Katelyn Kuttab — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-28** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Transportation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/30/2024 02:00 pm LOB 203
- **2024-02-07** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 203
- **2024-02-15** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 02/20/2024 01:00 pm LOB 203
- **2024-02-15** ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 02/20/2024 10:00 am LOB 203
- **2024-02-28** Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2024-0870h: 03/05/2024 09:30 am LOB 203
- **2024-02-28** Full Committee Work Session: 03/05/2024 10:30 am LOB 203
- **2024-02-28** Executive Session: 03/05/2024 01:00 pm LOB 203
- **2024-03-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0903h 03/05/2024 (Vote 16-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Public Hearing: 01/16/2024 01:00 pm LOB 203
- **2024-03-14** Amendment # 2024-0903h: AA VV 03/14/2024 HJ 8 P. 9
- **2024-03-14** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0903h: MA VV 03/14/2024 HJ 8 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-26** Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 8 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28** Hearing: 04/02/2024, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 13
- **2024-04-17** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Sen. Ricciardi Moved to Remove HB 1158 from the Consent Calendar; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
- **2024-05-02** Special Order to 05/16/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/02/2024 SJ 11
- **2024-05-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024, Vote 5-0; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-15** Special Order to Beginning of Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
- **2024-05-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1769s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2024; SJ 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-15** Sen. Ricciardi Floor Amendment # 2024-1769s, AA, VV; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
- **2024-05-31** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1769s (Rep. T. Walsh): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 25
- **2024-07-02** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-02** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
- **2024-07-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/19/2024; Chapter 225; eff.I. Sec 4 eff 1/1/25 II. Rem eff 9/17/24 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b0bc396-c981-42b9-9922-6247a0478a04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).