# New Hampshire HB61: creating a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting.

New Hampshire HB61, creating a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Aidan Ankarberg (Independent); status failed, last action 2025-02-20 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 209-161 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 42) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB61
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: creating a committee to study the laws relative to oyster harvesting.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-23
- Last action: 2025-02-20, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 209-161 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 42
- Sponsor: Aidan Ankarberg (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 5
- 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: Aidan Ankarberg (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Ellen D Read (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Mandelbaum (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Katelyn T Kuttab (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-20: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 209-161 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 42 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-02-10: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/05/2025 (Vote 10-5; RC) HC 12 P. 17 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Executive Session: 02/05/2025 11:30 am LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 11:30 am LOB 307 (House)
- 2024-12-23: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 2 P. 4 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2024-12-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=3357)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=3357)

## 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-HB61-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).