# New Hampshire SB198: declaring the third week in September to be New Hampshire service dog week.

New Hampshire SB198, declaring the third week in September to be New Hampshire service dog week., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David H. Watters (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-05 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 179-144 06/05/2025 HJ 16) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB198
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: declaring the third week in September to be New Hampshire service dog week.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-06-05, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 179-144 06/05/2025 HJ 16
- Sponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- 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: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Barbara Comtois (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Diane E. Kelley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jonah Orion Wheeler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter W Bixby (Democratic), House

## Actions (12)

- 2025-06-05: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 179-144 06/05/2025 HJ 16 (House)
- 2025-05-27: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-05-27: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 05/21/2025 (Vote 10-6; RC) HC 27 P. 21 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Executive Session: 05/21/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Public Hearing: 04/24/2025 11:15 am LOB 306-308 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 112 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Special Order to the Beginning of the Regular Calendar, Without Objection; 03/06/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: SB 198 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: 03/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:45 am; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7966)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- 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)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7966)

## 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-SB198-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).