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SB505 • 2026

(New Title) relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

(New Title) relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
David Rochefort (R), Mark McConkey (R), Arnold Davis (R), Timothy Lang (R), Howard Pearl (r), Mike Ouellet (R)
Last action
2026-06-22
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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(New Title) relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

(New Title) relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

What This Bill Does

  • (New Title) relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-1336h : AA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11

Plain English: Amendment #2026-1336h : AA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-22 S

    Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 137; Effective 11/01/2026

  2. 2026-05-28 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14

  3. 2026-05-28 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026); SJ 14

  4. 2026-05-07 S

    Sen. Lang Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

  5. 2026-04-23 H

    Amendment #2026-1336h : AA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  6. 2026-04-23 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1336h: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  7. 2026-04-23 H

    Referred to Ways and Means 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  8. 2026-04-23 H

    Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 04/23/2026 HJ 11

  9. 2026-04-15 H

    Executive Session: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  10. 2026-04-15 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1336h 04/08/2026 (Vote 12-0; RC)

  11. 2026-04-01 H

    Public Hearing: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  12. 2026-02-26 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 5 P. 124

  13. 2026-01-29 S

    Committee Amendment #2026-0205s , AA, VV; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

  14. 2026-01-29 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0205s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

  15. 2026-01-21 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0205s , 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3

  16. 2026-01-14 S

    Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:25 am; SC 2

  17. 2025-11-21 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

(New Title) relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 137
SB 505-FN - FINAL VERSION

01/29/2026 0205s
23Apr2026... 1336h
2026 SESSION
26-2101
08/05

SENATE BILL
505-FN

AN ACT
relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

SPONSORS: Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. McConkey, Dist 3; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. A. Davis, Coos 2; Rep. Ouellet, Coos 3

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires applicants for guide licenses to apply to the chief of the law enforcement division of the fish and game department and repeals the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/29/2026 0205s
23Apr2026... 1336h 26-2101
08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to applications for guide licenses and repealing the fee for temporary registration of nonresidents relative to OHRVs.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

137:1 Guide Licenses. Amend RSA 215:2 to read as follows:
215:2 Application for License; Issue.
Application for a license shall be made to the [
executive director, or their designee
]
chief of the fish and game law enforcement division
. The executive director shall prescribe rules and regulations under which such licenses shall be issued.
I. Every new applicant applying for a New Hampshire guide's license for the first time shall submit to the fish and game department a criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, which authorizes the release of any criminal history record to the department.
II. The applicant shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or an authorized employee of the department of safety. In the event that the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, a second set of fingerprints shall be necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the department may, in lieu of the criminal history records check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where the person has lived during the past 5 years.
III. The department shall submit the criminal history records release form and fingerprint form to the division of state police which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the records check, the division of state police shall release copies of the criminal history records to the [
department
]
chief of the fish and game law enforcement division
.
IV. The chief of the fish and game law enforcement division or their designee
within the law enforcement division of the department
shall review the criminal record information prior to making a registration decision and shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records received pursuant to this section.
V. The applicant shall bear the cost of a criminal history record check.
VI. For the purposes of this section, "department" means the enforcement division of the New Hampshire fish and game department.

137:2 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 215-A:23, V-b, relative to temporary registration fees for OHRVs for nonresidents.
II. RSA 215-A:23, VIII-a, relative to enhancements for enforcement of and compliance with certain OHRV laws.

137:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect November 1, 2026.

Approved: June 12, 2026
Effective Date: November 01, 2026