New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 6 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 290 — relative to the definition of "torture" in animal abuse cases.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

  2. Pending Motion Rerefer to Committee; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  3. Sen. Pearl Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  4. SB 290 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  5. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11

  6. Hearing: 02/18/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 10

  7. Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 406 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (406)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 290?
SB 290 is sponsored by David Watters (Democrat), Regina Birdsell (Republican), Daniel Innis (Republican), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), John T MacDonald, Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Pat Long (Democrat), and Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 290?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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