CHAPTER 210
HB 1636 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-2350
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1636
AN ACT relative to prohibitions on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile.
SPONSORS: Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5; Rep. Hopper, Hills. 2; Rep. Silber, Belk. 2; Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. Nunez, Hills. 37; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Kelsey, Hills. 7; Rep. Folsom, Graf. 11; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 4; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Avard, Dist 12
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill creates an exception to the prohibition on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile for any person carrying a pistol or revolver who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm by a New Hampshire statute.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2350
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to prohibitions on carrying a loaded firearm on an OHRV or snowmobile.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
210:1 Off Highway Recreational Vehicles; Loaded Firearms Prohibited. Amend RSA 215-A:20 to read as follows:
215-A:20 Loaded Firearms Forbidden. No person shall carry on an OHRV, 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 [under a permit issued pursuant to the authority of RSA 159] by any person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm by a New Hampshire statute.
210:2 Snowmobiles; Loaded Firearms Forbidden. 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 [under a permit issued pursuant to the authority of RSA 159] by any person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm by a New Hampshire statute.
210:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 17, 2022
Effective Date: June 17, 2022
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 26, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 26, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 19, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 28, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 28, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 23, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/17/2022; Chapter 210; 06/17/2022 HJ 14
May 18, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022
May 17, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
April 28, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/28/2022; SJ 10
April 21, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/28/2022; SC 17
April 21, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/28/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
April 14, 2022: Hearing: 04/19/2022, Room 101, LOB, 01:45 pm; SC 16
March 15, 2022: Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 5
March 11, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA RC 204-134 03/10/2022 HJ 5
Feb. 22, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 11-6; RC)
Jan. 28, 2022: Executive Session: 01/26/2022 10:30 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 20, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/26/2022 09:00 am SH Reps Hall
Dec. 27, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety