# New Hampshire HB396: (Second New Title) relative to the processing of cattle, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.

New Hampshire HB396, (Second New Title) relative to the processing of cattle, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Comtois (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-08-19 (Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 202-107 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 42) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB396
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (Second New Title) relative to the processing of cattle, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by the United States Department of Agriculture.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2026-08-19, Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 202-107 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 42
- Sponsor: Barbara Comtois (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (807 yes, 462 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara Comtois (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Erica J Layon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jim A Kofalt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Judy F. Aron (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael E Granger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-19 | House | Veto Override | pass | 204 | 116 |   |
| 2026-08-19 | House | Reconsider | pass | 187 | 120 |   |
| 2026-08-19 | House | Veto Override | pass | 202 | 107 |   |
| 2026-01-07 | House | OTPA | pass | 214 | 119 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-08-19: Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 202-107 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 42 (House)
- 2026-08-19: Reconsider HB 396 (Rep. Flanagan): MA RC 187-120 08/19/2026 HJ 16 P. 38 (House)
- 2026-08-19: Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 204-116 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 12 (House)
- 2026-07-16: Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-07-01: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 56 (House)
- 2026-06-29: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15 (Senate)
- 2026-06-17: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2155e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 46 (House)
- 2026-06-17: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2155e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026); SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2026-05-21: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1719s (Rep. J. Aron): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 10 (House)
- 2026-05-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1719s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: Committee Amendment # 2026-1719s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1719s, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 5 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Introduced 01/29/2026 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3090h: MA RC 214-119 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 166 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Amendment # 2025-3090h (NT): AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 164 (House)
- 2025-11-17: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-11-17: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3090h (NT) 11/12/2025 (Vote 9-3; RC) HC 51 P. 32 (House)
- 2025-11-05: Full Committee Work Session: 11/12/2025 11:00 am GP 153 (House)
- 2025-10-28: Full Committee Work Session: 11/05/2025 10:00 am GP153 (House)
- 2025-08-25: Full Committee Work Session: 09/09/2025 10:30 am GP 153 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-20: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 11:20 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Full Committee Work Session: 03/04/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Full Committee Work Session: 02/19/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Public Hearing: 02/18/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 3 P. 8 (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended, 2026-06-17: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32311)
- Enrolled, 2026-06-17: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=756&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5910)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33055)

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## Sources
- [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32311)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=756&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5910)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33055)

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- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB396-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).