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Bill exempting dogs guarding livestock or crops from nuisance dog statutes when engaged in such work. exempting dogs guarding livestock or crops from nuisance dog statutes when engaged in such work. us/states/nh New Hampshire General Court 2026 HB 1253 New Hampshire HB 1253 (2026)
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New Hampshire HB 1253 (2026) — exempting dogs guarding livestock or crops from nuisance dog statutes when engaged in such work.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. As Amended by the House (committee substitute) — source
  3. As Amended by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
  4. CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (committee substitute) — source
  5. Version adopted by both bodies (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • Barbara Comtois — primary (person)
  • Catherine M Kenny — cosponsor (person)
  • Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)
  • Judy F. Aron — cosponsor (person)
  • Peter W Bixby — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-12-01 Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 12 introduction, referral-committee
  • 2026-02-11 Public Hearing: 02/17/2026 02:00 pm GP 153
  • 2026-02-18 Full Committee Work Session: 02/24/2026 10:00 am GP 153
  • 2026-02-25 Full Committee Work Session: 03/03/2026 10:15 am GP 153
  • 2026-03-04 Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:15 am GP 153
  • 2026-03-04 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0930h (NT) 03/03/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 10 P. 16 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-11 Amendment # 2026-0930h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 32
  • 2026-03-11 Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0930h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 32 committee-passage-favorable, passage
  • 2026-03-17 Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7 introduction, referral-committee
  • 2026-03-26 Hearing: 03/31/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 12
  • 2026-04-02 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1308s, 04/09/2026; Vote 2-0; CC; SC 13 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-03 Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1308s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8 committee-passage-favorable, passage
  • 2026-04-03 Committee Amendment # 2026-1308s, AA, VV; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
  • 2026-05-07 House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1308s (Rep. J. Aron): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
  • 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 160; eff. 01/01/2027 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0675fdb8-4f20-4ec9-b1da-3fbacdebc5d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).