---
type: "Bill"
title: "enabling the fish and game department to create a permit and fee for the use of fish and game staff by other state agencies and departments."
description: "enabling the fish and game department to create a permit and fee for the use of fish and game staff by other state agencies and departments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1199"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1199 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James A Spillane"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-01"
last_action: "2026-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4610cac8-9842-4935-b864-1a7ddf1d648e"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1754&inflect=2"
source_hash: "be56bf2d504a70f87886ff553dea6136616b76536daf77d70465e01227698de7"
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 1199 (2026) — enabling the fish and game department to create a permit and fee for the use of fish and game staff by other state agencies and departments.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=22850&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=27272&q=billVersion)
3. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30674&q=billVersion)
4. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33944&q=billVersion)
5. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32193&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- James A Spillane — primary (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- Jordan G. Ulery — cosponsor (person)
- Keith Erf — cosponsor (person)
- Michael I Moffett — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Ouellet — cosponsor (person)
- Sayra Lynn DeVito — cosponsor (person)
- Will Darby — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-01** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 1 P. 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Public Hearing: 01/28/2026 11:45 am GP 153
- **2026-01-29** Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2026-0340h: 02/03/2026 12:30 pm SH Representatives Hall
- **2026-02-11** Executive Session: 02/03/2026 12:30 pm SH Representatives Hall
- **2026-02-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0527h (NT) 02/03/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 7 P. 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Amendment # 2026-0527h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 19
- **2026-02-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0527h: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 19 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-19** Referred to Ways and Means 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 39 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 89
- **2026-02-25** Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 9
- **2026-03-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1130s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** HB 1199 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
- **2026-03-26** Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
- **2026-03-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1130s, 04/09/2026, Vote 5-0; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Committee Amendment # 2026-1130s, AA, VV; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
- **2026-04-09** Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2026-1260s, AA, VV; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
- **2026-04-09** Sen. Gray Waived Referral to Finance; Without Objection, MA; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
- **2026-04-09** Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1130s and #2026-1260s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-07** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1130s and 2026-1260s (Rep. Spillane): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- **2026-06-03** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2130e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/21/2026); SJ 14 `amendment-passage`
- **2026-06-03** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2130e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14 `enrolled`
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
- **2026-06-24** Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 158; eff.I. Sec 2-3 eff 7/1/26 II. Rem eff 8/18/26 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4610cac8-9842-4935-b864-1a7ddf1d648e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).