New Hampshire Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
NEW HAMPSHIRE Legislative Overview – 2025 Session
(Adjourned on June 26, 2025)
10 pet related items were proposed during the 1st year of the 2025-26 legislative session, 3 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 387 | Intentional Balloon Release – Marine/Wildlife Protection: Amends Title XII (Public Safety & Welfare), Chapter 163-B (Litter Control Law), Sections 163-B:1 (Declaration of Intent), 163-B:3 (Unlawful Activities) and 163-B:4 (Penalties) of NH Revised Statutes Annotated to prohibit the release of 20 or more lighter-than-air balloons, due to the environmental hazards posed by deflated balloons to wildlife and marine animals. | FAILED TO PASS COMMITTEE |
| HB 593 | Non-Economic Damages Awards – Loss of Consortium: Amends Title LII (Actions, Process & Service of Process), Chapter 507 (Actions), Section 507:8a (Loss of Consortium) of New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated to provide that a person is entitled to recover damages for loss or impairment of right of consortium involving the death of that person’s pet when caused intentionally or recklessly. | FAILED TO PASS HOUSE |
| SB 290 | Animal Abuse – Definition Amendment: Amends Title LXII (Criminal Code), Chapter 644 (Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses), Section 644:8 (Cruelty to Animals) of NH Revised Statutes by amending the existing animal cruelty statute by introducing a specific definition of “torture” within the context of animal abuse cases. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
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