# New Hampshire SB235: (New Title) enabling funds from the Pitman-Robertson Act to be spent by the fish and game department on threatened and endangered species in New Hampshire and allowing the fish and game department to collect donations at sites approved by the executive director.

New Hampshire SB235, (New Title) enabling funds from the Pitman-Robertson Act to be spent by the fish and game department on threatened and endangered species in New Hampshire and allowing the fish and game department to collect donations at sites approved by the executive director., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David H. Watters (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-24 (Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0132; Effective 08/23/2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB235
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) enabling funds from the Pitman-Robertson Act to be spent by the fish and game department on threatened and endangered species in New Hampshire and allowing the fish and game department to collect donations at sites approved by the executive director.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-06-24, Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0132; Effective 08/23/2025
- Sponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More funding options for New Hampshire wildlife: benefit, low. New Hampshire Fish and Game can use equipment-tax money, including Pitman-Robertson funds, to protect threatened and endangered species. Those funds are no longer limited to species legally hunted, fished, or trapped within the past five years. That five-year limit remains for hunting, fishing, and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Michael Potucek (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Ouellet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Will Darby (Democratic), House

## Actions (15)

- 2025-06-24: Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0132; Effective 08/23/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 24 (House)
- 2025-06-16: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1603h: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 6 (House)
- 2025-05-08: Amendment # 2025-1603h (NT): AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 6 (House)
- 2025-04-25: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1603h (NT) 04/23/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 23 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-04-25: Executive Session: 04/23/2025 10:50 am LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-1603h: 04/23/2025 10:50 am LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 10:40 am LOB 307 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 11 P. 113 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=378&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7886)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16521)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14479)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=378&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7886)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16521)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=14479)

## 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-SB235-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).