Resources, Recreation and Development

Chairman: Robert Harb
VChairman: Ron Dunn
Clerk: Brian Taylor
Committee Asst: Cassidy Jones
Researcher: Kristi Ausfresser
Location: GP Room 228
Phone: 603-271-3125
Bills currently in Committee
Bills originally referred to committee
Members

There are 45 bills originally referred to this committee

HB113
Title: relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor.
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01/15/2025 10:00 AM
HB595-FN
Title: relative to coastal resilience zones.
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INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

02/05/2025 11:00 AM
HB607-FN
Title: relative to funding the Hampton Beach area commission and making appropriations therefor.
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02/05/2025 11:30 AM
HB624-FN-A
Title: establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program and making an appropriation therefor.
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02/05/2025 01:00 PM
HB629-FN
Title: (New Title) raising the cost of a boat decal fee and allocating the funds collected by such fees to the dam maintenance fund.
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02/05/2025 01:30 PM
HB1019
Title: relative to the composition of the state water well board.
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02/04/2026 10:00 AM
HB1020
Title: proclaiming Lake Winnipesaukee the official state lake of New Hampshire.
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02/04/2026 10:30 AM
HB1037
Title: extending the commission to study OHRV use in New Hampshire and adding a member from the department of tourism.
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02/04/2026 11:00 AM
HB1046-FN
Title: enabling a person to carry a firearm on a snowmobile being operated on private property.
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01/14/2026 10:00 AM
HB1088-FN-A
Title: transferring funding for the water well board from the general fund to a special nonlapsing fund.
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01/14/2026 10:45 AM
HB1089
Title: extending the authorization of the department of environmental services for the evaluation and mitigation of new community water system contamination risks.
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02/04/2026 11:30 AM
HB1095
Title: (New Title) relative to the maximum weight of utility terrain vehicles.
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02/04/2026 01:00 PM
HB1141-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to permitting and fee authority for mining and prospecting.
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02/11/2026 11:30 AM
HB1148
Title: adding cyanobacteria and algae blooms to the study of the exotic aquatic weeds and species committee.
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02/04/2026 02:00 PM
HB1204
Title: relative to the grading and use of timber grown in New Hampshire.
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02/04/2026 02:30 PM
HB1258
Title: relative to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and public health data.
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MISCELLANEOUS

02/11/2026 11:00 AM
HB1301-FN
Title: increasing certain mooring fees and directing such funds to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund.
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01/14/2026 11:30 AM
HB1397
Title: relative to the notice to abutters for the intent to cut.
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01/28/2026 01:00 PM
HB1414
Title: relative to establishing conditions for dog access to state parks.
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01/28/2026 01:30 PM
HB1425-FN
Title: relative to the development of an online wetlands permit processing system.
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01/28/2026 02:00 PM
HB1426-FN
Title: requiring the department of environmental services to employ certified personnel in each program area.
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01/14/2026 01:00 PM
HB1440-FN
Title: relative to properties enrolled in carbon sequestration programs.
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01/14/2026 01:45 PM
HB1477-FN
Title: relative to the permitting and regulation of anchored seasonal floating platforms on public waters.
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01/14/2026 02:30 PM
HB1530-FN
Title: requiring notification of abutters and public review prior to disturbing beaver dams in non-emergency situations.
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01/14/2026 03:15 PM
HB1603-FN
Title: requiring state agencies to provide current and verifiable evidence of a species presence before imposing any land use restriction related to that species' habitat.
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01/21/2026 09:30 AM
HB1626-FN
Title: relative to the effectiveness of tourism expenditures.
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01/21/2026 10:00 AM
HB1655-FN
Title: establishing a funding source for maintaining state owned dams.
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01/21/2026 10:45 AM
HB1664-FN
Title: directing the department of natural and cultural resources to remove the Hannah Duston Memorial in Boscawen.
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01/21/2026 11:30 AM
HB1751-FN
Title: relative to a start park public safety parking surcharge.
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01/21/2026 01:00 PM
HB1752-FN
Title: requiring the creation of a ticket to follow timber through the harvesting and production process to establish a chain of custody.
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01/21/2026 01:45 PM
HB1768-FN
Title: (Second New Title) relative to gifts and donations received by the division of parks and recreation.
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01/21/2026 02:30 PM
HB1783-FN
Title: relative to benefits issued to certain water-related infrastructure projects.
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01/28/2026 03:00 PM
HB1837-FN
Title: relative to the New Hampshire marine patrol.
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01/21/2026 03:15 PM
HR22
Title: to name a certain peak after Alan Shepard.
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02/11/2026 10:00 AM
HR44
Title: concerning the protection of public lands.
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02/11/2026 10:30 AM
SB27-FN
Title: relative to dwellings over water.
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04/16/2025 10:00 AM
SB443
Title: relative to wastewater engineering.
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03/25/2026 01:00 PM
SB450-FN
Title: relative to a state parks pass pilot program for recovery centers and community mental health centers.
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03/25/2026 09:30 AM
SB503
Title: relative to the use of spruce-pine-fir lumber.
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03/25/2026 10:00 AM
SB522
Title: re-establishing the commission to study the economic impact of the arts and culture in New Hampshire.
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03/25/2026 10:30 AM
SB592-FN
Title: enabling regional, conservation, and energy resource planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors and creating a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin program to an alternative authority.
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03/25/2026 11:00 AM
SB594-FN
Title: eliminating the use of agitators in instances where temporary docks have been removed from bodies of water.
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03/25/2026 11:30 AM
SB595
Title: (New Title) relative to rulemaking for transient non-community water systems.
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04/08/2026 10:00 AM
SB596-FN
Title: prohibiting smoking in Hampton Beach State Park.
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03/25/2026 01:30 PM
SB598
Title:  establishing the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund task force.
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03/25/2026 02:00 PM