extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and adding a member from the department of tourism.
HB 1037 extends the New Hampshire commission studying off-highway recreational vehicle (OHRV) use by two additional years and adds a representative from the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development to the commission's membership. This bill directly affects the existing commission, which includes members from state agencies, law enforcement, recreation groups, landowners, and municipalities. The key mechanism is amending the commission's membership structure to include the tourism department representative (now listed as point 11 in RSA 215-A:44-a) while extending its study deadline. The bill does not change OHRV regulations but ensures the commission continues its work with updated representation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Nov 7, 2025
Signed May 12, 2026
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MODERATE
This is primarily a chaptering change where the bill was assigned Chapter 47 and its sections were renumbered accordingly (1→47:1, 2→47:2, 3→47:3). Two minor text corrections were made: a semicolon was changed to a comma in subsection (n), and 'Association of Conservation Commissions' was corrected to 'Association of Conservation Commission.' The approval date (May 08, 2026) and effective date (July 07, 2026) were added. No substantive policy changes were made.
TECHNICAL
Bill was assigned Chapter 47 and all section numbers were renumbered from 1, 2, 3 to 47:1, 47:2, 47:3.
In subsection (n), a semicolon after 'Two members of the public' was changed to a comma.
The organization name was corrected from 'Association of Conservation Commissions' to 'Association of Conservation Commission' (singular).
TIMELINE
Approval date (May 08, 2026) and effective date (July 07, 2026) were added at the end of the bill.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2026; Chapter 47; eff. 07/07/2026
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Introduced
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1539e: AA VV (in recess of) 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 29
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1539e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 04/16/2026); SJ 10
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 5
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 30
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/04/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 7 P. 19
lower
Nov 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 1 P. 3
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Ouellet
RRepublican
Co
Brian Cole
RRepublican
Co
David Rochefort
RRepublican
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