# New Hampshire HB647: relative to the fee for a newborn lifetime hunting and fishing license.

New Hampshire HB647, relative to the fee for a newborn lifetime hunting and fishing license., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James A Spillane (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/10/2025; Chapter 78; eff.07/10/2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB647
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the fee for a newborn lifetime hunting and fishing license.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-06-11, Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/10/2025; Chapter 78; eff.07/10/2025
- Sponsor: James A Spillane (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New fees for newborn lifetime licenses: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, New Hampshire replaces its fixed $300 newborn lifetime hunting and freshwater fishing license fee. The discounted license remains available to state residents before their first birthday. The Fish and Game executive director sets the newborn fee through agency rules; the law…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James A Spillane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aboul B Khan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Popovici-Muller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David C Love (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Michael Potucek (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan G. Ulery (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Larry G Gagne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Coker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Will Darby (Democratic), House

## Actions (14)

- 2025-06-11: Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/10/2025; Chapter 78; eff.07/10/2025 (House)
- 2025-06-03: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 53 (House)
- 2025-06-03: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15 (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2218e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 62 (House)
- 2025-05-20: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2218e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/15/2025); SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing: 04/16/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 16 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 7 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/05/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 12 P. 7 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Executive Session: 02/05/2025 01:30 pm LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Public Hearing: 02/05/2025 01:30 pm LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 3 P. 21 (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended, 2025-05-20: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=89&inflession=2025)
- Enrolled, 2025-05-20: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=89&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7291)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16012)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13525)

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## Sources
- [As Amended (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=89&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7291)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16012)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13525)

## Related
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- [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-HB647-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).