# New Hampshire SB229: relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat.

New Hampshire SB229, relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0092; Effective 06/30/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB229
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-06-11, Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0092; Effective 06/30/2025
- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Barbara Comtois (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judy F. Aron (Republican), House

## Actions (13)

- 2025-06-11: Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0092; Effective 06/30/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15 (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 53 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 3 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/22/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 22 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Executive Session: 04/22/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Full Committee Work Session: 04/15/2025 11:15 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 09:45 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 11 P. 113 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing: 02/18/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 10 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-03: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1069&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7878)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16030)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14991)

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1069&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7878)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16030)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14991)

## 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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-SB229-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).