CHAPTER 6

SB 49-FN - FINAL VERSION

03/13/2025   0754s

7Jan2026... 3024h

2026 SESSION

25-0921

09/11

SENATE BILL 49-FN

AN ACT relative to the unlawful operation or use of unmanned aircraft systems.

SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the version of the federal regulation with which operators of small unmanned aircraft systems must comply.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/13/2025   0754s

7Jan2026... 3024h 25-0921

09/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to the unlawful operation or use of unmanned aircraft systems.

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

6:1  Unlawful Operation or Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft System.  Amend RSA 644:23, II to read as follows:  

II.  A person is guilty of a violation for a first offense, and a misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense, if such person operates a small unmanned aircraft system in violation of laws and regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), [including but not limited to] specifically 14 C.F.R. part 107, as of July 24, 2025.

6:2  Unlawful Operation or Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft System.  Amend RSA 644:23, III(a) to read as follows:  

(a)  Comply with FAA Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rule, 14 C.F.R. part 107, as of July 24, 2025;

6:3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: March 20, 2026

Effective Date: May 19, 2026