# New Hampshire HR18: (New Title) urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to sponsor legislation relative to, and urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adopt regulations, allowing for small scale and very small slaughter plants to use the Federal Meat Inspection Act’s Custom Exempt meat processing inspection criteria with a third-party inspector present at slaughter, so that processed beef, pork, lamb, and chevron (goat meat) can be sold as individual cuts directly from the farm producer to the end consumer.

New Hampshire HR18, (New Title) urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to sponsor legislation relative to, and urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adopt regulations, allowing for small scale and very small slaughter plants to use the Federal Meat Inspection Act’s Custom Exempt meat processing inspection criteria with a third-party inspector present at slaughter, so that processed beef, pork, lamb, and chevron (goat meat) can be sold as individual cuts directly from the farm producer to the end consumer., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Judy F. Aron (Republican); status passed house, last action 2025-03-26 (Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1073h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HR18
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to sponsor legislation relative to, and urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adopt regulations, allowing for small scale and very small slaughter plants to use the Federal Meat Inspection Act’s Custom Exempt meat processing inspection criteria with a third-party inspector present at slaughter, so that processed beef, pork, lamb, and chevron (goat meat) can be sold as individual cuts directly from the farm producer to the end consumer.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2025-03-26, Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1073h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29
- Sponsor: Judy F. Aron (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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: Judy F. Aron (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Peter W Bixby (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-26: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1073h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Amendment # 2025-1073h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1073h (NT) 03/18/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 17 P. 17 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Full Committee Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Executive Session: 03/18/2025 12:00 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Public Hearing: 03/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Introduced pursuant to Rule 36c 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 98 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10795)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10795)

## 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-HR18-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).