# New Hampshire HB201: prohibiting the removal of claws from cats.

New Hampshire HB201, prohibiting the removal of claws from cats., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Bordes (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 191-177 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 38) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB201
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: prohibiting the removal of claws from cats.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 191-177 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 38
- Sponsor: Mike Bordes (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Bordes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Seibert (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Douglas R. Trottier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ellen D Read (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas A Germana (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy A. Soucy (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-02-13: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 191-177 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 38 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-02-05: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 11 P. 15 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Executive Session: 02/04/2025 11:45 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Full Committee Work Session: 01/28/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-15: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 01:30 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 10 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5092)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5092)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB201-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).