New Hampshire HB 1094: repealing the prohibition on collecting seaweed between sunset and sunrise.

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 1094

Sponsors: Joseph Barton, Joe Alexander, Michael Granger, Jeanine Notter, Kelley Potenza, James Thibault, Alice Wade, Timothy Lang

Bill Text

HB 1094 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2667

 08/06

HOUSE BILL 1094

AN ACT repealing the prohibition on collecting seaweed between sunset and sunrise.

SPONSORS: Rep. Barton, Graf. 1; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Thibault, Merr. 25; Rep. Wade, Straf. 15; Sen. Lang, Dist 2

COMMITTEE: Fish and Game and Marine Resources

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ANALYSIS

 This bill repeals the prohibition on collecting seaweed between sunset and sunrise.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2667

 08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT repealing the prohibition on collecting seaweed between sunset and sunrise.

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

 1 Repeal. RSA 207:48, relative to collecting seaweed at night, is repealed.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

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