---
type: "Bill"
title: "replacing the deer seal system with a confirmation number system."
description: "replacing the deer seal system with a confirmation number system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 544"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 544 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard Pearl"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-14"
last_action: "2024-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b49418e-fc73-479a-8046-14e75e095da7"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3078&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "bce3289ed63fab930337e8704c232138e259edf7b975e99b43ed2d990a2b6885"
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 544 (2024) — replacing the deer seal system with a confirmation number system.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1819h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1819h&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2169&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Howard Pearl — primary (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- James A. Spillane — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey P. Goley — cosponsor (person)
- Keith R. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-14** To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-12-22** Hearing: 01/09/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 1
- **2024-01-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/18/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-18** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/18/2024; SJ 2 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-02** Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 6 P. 140 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17** Public Hearing: 05/07/2024 10:20 am LOB 307
- **2024-04-17** Executive Session: 05/07/2024 11:45 am LOB 307
- **2024-05-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1819h 05/07/2024 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 20 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-23** Amendment # 2024-1819h: AA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 37
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1819h: MA VV 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 37 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-07-11** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2024-07-30** Signed by the Governor on 07/26/2024; Chapter 0303; Effective 09/24/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b49418e-fc73-479a-8046-14e75e095da7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).