New Hampshire HB 1046: enabling a person to carry a firearm on a snowmobile being operated on private property.

Bill Text

HB 1046-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2406

 08/09

HOUSE BILL 1046-FN

AN ACT enabling a person to carry a firearm on a snowmobile being operated on private property.

SPONSORS: Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Spillane, Rock. 2; Rep. J. Smith, Carr. 5; Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Sabourin dit Choinière, Rock. 30; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Sellers, Graf. 10; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development

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ANALYSIS

 This bill enables a person to carry a firearm on a snowmobile being operated on private property.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2406

 08/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT enabling a person to carry a firearm on a snowmobile being operated on private property.

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

 1 Loaded Firearms; Snowmobiles. Amend RSA 215-C:35 to read as follows:

 215-C:35 Loaded Firearms Forbidden. No person shall carry on a snowmobile, or a trailer towed by same, any firearms unless said firearm is unloaded. This section shall not apply to law enforcement officers carrying firearms in the course of duty or to pistols or revolvers carried by any person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm by a New Hampshire statute. This section shall not apply when the snowmobile is being operated on private property where the operator has the express or implied permission or license of the landowner or lawful occupant to be present, provided that such permission does not arise solely by way of a public right-of-way, public trail, or designated snowmobile corridor. For the purposes of this section, "unloaded" shall mean that the firearm is not loaded as defined in RSA 207:1, XIV-a. A firearm shall not be considered to be loaded merely because a magazine, tube, or other ammunition storage device attached to the firearm contains ammunition, so long as no round is chambered.

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

 LBA

 26-2406

 10/17/25

HB 1046-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT enabling a person to carry a firearm on a snowmobile being operated on private property.

FISCAL IMPACT: 

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 *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

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Indeterminable

METHODOLOGY:

This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association