# New Hampshire SB31: establishing an apprentice guide license. New Hampshire SB31, establishing an apprentice guide license., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status signed, last action 2025-06-24 (Signed by the Governor on 06/23/2025; Chapter 0113; Effective 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB31-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire SB31 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: establishing an apprentice guide license. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-06-24, Signed by the Governor on 06/23/2025; Chapter 0113; Effective 01/01/2026 - Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Supervising guides bear responsibility for apprentices: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, licensed guides accompanying apprentices must be at least 18. These guides are fully responsible for damage and violations committed by apprentices while the apprentices are guiding. The law sets no dollar limit on this responsibility. - New apprentice guide license with limits: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, New Hampshire offers apprentice hunting or fishing guide licenses to residents and nonresidents. These licenses serve people who have not completed the written and oral board requirements for a full guide license. Before applying, applicants must pass a criminal backgroun… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James A Spillane (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Judy F. Aron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tara Reardon (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate ## Actions (13) - 2025-06-24: Signed by the Governor on 06/23/2025; Chapter 0113; Effective 01/01/2026 (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) - 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 5 (House) - 2025-04-25: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/23/2025 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 23 P. 8 (House) - 2025-04-25: Executive Session: 04/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 307 (House) - 2025-03-31: Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 10:00 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. 109 (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee Amendment # 2025-0013s, AA, VV; 01/30/2025; SJ 4 (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0013s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/30/2025; SJ 4 (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0013s, 01/30/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7 (Senate) - 2025-01-09: Hearing: 01/15/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 5 (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=374&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5388) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16483) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13902) ## 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) - 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) - 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 - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=374&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5388) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16483) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13902) ## 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) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB31-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).