New Hampshire HB 1304: requiring guide examinations to be administered by conservation officers.

Status: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 5 (as of 2026-02-12)

State: New Hampshire · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 1304

Sponsors: Glenn Bailey, Katy Peternel, Claudine R Burnham, Kelley L Potenza

Bill Text

HB 1304 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2878

 08/06

HOUSE BILL 1304

AN ACT requiring guide examinations to be administered by conservation officers.

SPONSORS: Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Bailey, Straf. 2; Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources

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ANALYSIS

 This bill requires examinations to be administered by conservation officers from the fish and game department.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2878

 08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT requiring guide examinations to be administered by conservation officers.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Paragraph; Qualifications of Licensee; Examination Administered by Fish and Game Officers. Amend RSA 215:5 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph: 

 IV. Any written or oral examinations required to become a guide shall be administered only by conservation officers. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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