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

HB 203 — relative to coast guard approved personal flotation devices while on New Hampshire state waters.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 215-162 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 20

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.

Summary

The bill relates to personal flotation devices that are approved by the Coast Guard for use while on New Hampshire state waters. The latest action taken on the bill was to declare it inexpedient to legislate.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 215-162 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 20

  2. Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

  3. Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2025 (Vote 11-5; RC) HC 11 P. 12

  4. Executive Session: 01/29/2025 10:15 am LOB 305

  5. Public Hearing: 01/15/2025 11:30 am LOB 305

  6. Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 2 P. 10

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 411 not signed on · 158 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (411)

411 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 215 Yea · 162 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1911014
Democrat 915506
Unaffiliated 11500
Independent 0001
Total 211161021
% of votes cast 54%41%0%5%
How each member voted (393)
Member Party Vote
Susan C DeLemus — Yea
Thomas L Kaczynski — Yea
Kimberly A Rice — Yea
Lisa M Freeman — Yea
Paul P Dargie — Nay
Patrick N Long — Yea
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière — Yea
Charlie G. St. Clair — Yea
Gary L. Daniels — Yea
Harry H. Bean — Yea
Jaci L. Grote — Nay
Michael P Murphy — Yea
Sandra L Panek — Nay
Suraj Budathoki — Nay
Suzanne M. Vail — Nay
Tom D Mannion — Yea
Alexis Simpson Democrat Nay
Alice Wade Democrat Nay
Alicia Gregg Democrat Nay
Alissandra Murray Democrat Nay
Allan Howland Democrat Nay
Allison Knab Democrat Nay
Amy Malone Democrat Yea
Anita Burroughs Democrat Nay
Barry Faulkner Democrat Nay
Beth Richards Democrat Nay
Bill Bolton Democrat Nay
Brian Sullivan Democrat Nay
Buzz Scherr Democrat Nay
Carrie Sorensen Democrat Nay
Carry Spier Democrat Yea
Cassandra Levesque Democrat Nay
Catherine Rombeau Democrat Nay
Catherine Sofikitis Democrat Nay
Cathryn Harvey Democrat Nay
Chris McAleer Democrat Nay
Chris Muns Democrat Nay
Christal Lloyd Democrat Nay
Christine Seibert Democrat Nay
Christopher Herbert Democrat Nay
Connie Lane Democrat Nay
Dale Swanson Democrat Nay
Dan Bergeron Democrat Nay
Daniel LeClerc Democrat Nay
Daniel Veilleux Democrat Nay
David Fracht Democrat Not Voting
David Luneau Democrat Nay
David Meuse Democrat Nay
David Nagel Democrat Yea
David Paige Democrat Nay
David Preece Democrat Nay
Dennis Malloy Democrat Nay
Dick Ames Democrat Nay
Dru Fox Democrat Nay
Efstathia Booras Democrat Nay
Eileen Kelly Democrat Nay
Eleana Colby Democrat Nay
Ellen Read Democrat Nay
Ellen Rockmore Democrat Nay
Eric Gallager Democrat Nay
Eric Turer Democrat Nay
Erica de Vries Democrat Nay
Erik Johnson Democrat Nay
Erin Kerwin Democrat Nay
Fred Davis Democrat Nay
Gaby Grossman Democrat Not Voting
Gary Gilmore Democrat Nay
Gary Woods Democrat Nay
Geoffrey Smith Democrat Nay
George Sykes Democrat Nay
Gerald Ward Democrat Nay
Gregory Sargent Democrat Yea
Heath Howard Democrat Nay
Heather Baldwin Democrat Nay
Heather Raymond Democrat Nay
Hope Damon Democrat Nay
James Gruber Democrat Nay
James MacKay Democrat Nay
James Newsom Democrat Nay
James Roesener Democrat Nay
Janet Lucas Democrat Nay
Janet Wall Democrat Nay
Jared Sullivan Democrat Nay
Jean Jeudy Democrat Nay
Jennifer Mandelbaum Democrat Nay
Jerry Stringham Democrat Nay
Jessica Grill Democrat Nay
Jessica LaMontagne Democrat Nay
Jim Maggiore Democrat Nay
Jim Snodgrass Democrat Nay
Jodi Newell Democrat Nay
John Cloutier Democrat Nay
John Larochelle Democrat Yea
John Stone Democrat Nay
Jonah Wheeler Democrat Nay
Julie Gilman Democrat Nay
Karen Ebel Democrat Nay
Karen Hegner Democrat Nay
Kat McGhee Democrat Nay
Kate Murray Democrat Nay
Kathy Staub Democrat Nay
Kris Schultz Democrat Nay
Laura Telerski Democrat Nay
Laurel Stavis Democrat Nay
Lee Ann Kluger Democrat Nay
Lily Foss Democrat Nay
Linda DiSilvestro Democrat Yea
Linda Harriott-Gathright Democrat Nay
Linda Haskins Democrat Nay
Linda Ryan Democrat Yea
Loren Foxx Democrat Nay
Loren Selig Democrat Nay
Louis Juris Democrat Nay
Lucius Parshall Democrat Not Voting
Lucy Weber Democrat Nay
Luz Bay Democrat Nay
Manoj Chourasia Democrat Nay
Marc Plamondon Democrat Nay
Marjorie Smith Democrat Nay
Mark MacKenzie Democrat Nay
Mark Paige Democrat Nay
Mark Vallone Democrat Yea
Martin Jack Democrat Nay
Mary Georges Democrat Nay
Mary Hakken-Phillips Democrat Nay
Mary Jane Wallner Democrat Nay
Matthew Hicks Democrat Nay
Matthew Wilhelm Democrat Nay
Megan Murray Democrat Nay
Merryl Gibbs Democrat Nay
Michael Cahill Democrat Nay
Michael Edgar Democrat Nay
Molly Howard Democrat Nay
Muriel Hall Democrat Nay
Myles England Democrat Nay
Nancy Murphy Democrat Nay
Ned Raynolds Democrat Nay
Nicholas Germana Democrat Nay
Nicholas Germana Democrat Yea
Nicole Leapley Democrat Nay
Paige Beauchemin Democrat Nay
Patricia Cornell Democrat Nay
Paul Berch Democrat Not Voting
Peggy Balboni Democrat Nay
Peter Bixby Democrat Nay
Peter Leishman Democrat Nay
Peter Lovett Democrat Nay
Peter Petrigno Democrat Nay
Peter Schmidt Democrat Nay
Philip Jones Democrat Nay
Ray Newman Democrat Nay
Rosemarie Rung Democrat Nay
Russell Muirhead Democrat Nay
Sallie Fellows Democrat Nay
Samantha Jacobs Democrat Nay
Sanjeev Manohar Democrat Nay
Santosh Salvi Democrat Nay
Seth Miller Democrat Nay
Stephanie Grund Democrat Nay
Stephanie Payeur Democrat Nay
Stephen Woodcock Democrat Nay
Sue Newman Democrat Nay
Susan Almy Democrat Nay
Susan Elberger Democrat Nay
Suzanne Chretien Democrat Nay
Terri O'Rorke Democrat Nay
Terry Spahr Democrat Nay
Thomas Buco Democrat Nay
Thomas Cormen Democrat Nay
Thomas Oppel Democrat Nay
Thomas Schamberg Democrat Nay
Thomas Southworth Democrat Nay
Tim Hartnett Democrat Nay
Timothy Horrigan Democrat Nay
Timothy Soucy Democrat Nay
Toni Weinstein Democrat Nay
Tony Caplan Democrat Nay
Tracy Bricchi Democrat Nay
Trinidad Tellez Democrat Not Voting
Wayne Burton Democrat Nay
Wayne Pearson Democrat Nay
Wendy Thomas Democrat Nay
Will Darby Democrat Nay
William Dolan Democrat Not Voting
William Palmer Democrat Nay
Zoe Manos Democrat Nay
Aidan Ankarberg Independent Not Voting
Aboul Khan Republican Yea
Adam Presa Republican Yea
Alvin See Republican Yea
Andrew Prout Republican Yea
Arnold Davis Republican Yea
Barbara Comtois Republican Yea
Bill Boyd Republican Yea
Bill Ohm Republican Yea
Bob Lynn Republican Not Voting
Brian Cole Republican Yea
Brian Labrie Republican Yea
Brian Nadeau Republican Yea
Brian Seaworth Republican Yea
Brian Taylor Republican Yea
Bryan Morse Republican Yea
Calvin Beaulier Republican Yea
Carol McGuire Republican Yea
Catherine Kenny Republican Not Voting
Charles Foote Republican Yea
Charles McMahon Republican Yea
Charles Melvin Republican Yea
Cindy Bennett Republican Yea
Claudine Burnham Republican Yea
Clayton Wood Republican Yea
Cyril Aures Republican Yea
Dale Girard Republican Nay
Dan McGuire Republican Yea
Daniel Popovici-Muller Republican Yea
Darrell Louis Republican Yea
David Love Republican Yea
David Lundgren Republican Not Voting
David Milz Republican Yea
David Walker Republican Yea
Deborah Aylward Republican Yea
Debra DeSimone Republican Yea
Denis Murphy Republican Yea
Denise DeDe-Poulin Republican Yea
Dennis Mannion Republican Yea
Diane Kelley Republican Yea
Diane Pauer Republican Yea
Dick Thackston Republican Yea
Dillon Dumont Republican Yea
Donald McFarlane Republican Yea
Donald Selby Republican Yea
Douglas Thomas Republican Yea
Douglas Trottier Republican Yea
Erica Layon Republican Yea
Ernesto Gonzalez Republican Yea
George Grant Republican Yea
Gerald Griffin Republican Yea
Glen Aldrich Republican Yea
Glenn Bailey Republican Yea
Gregory Hill Republican Yea
Henry Giasson Republican Yea
JD Bernardy Republican Yea
Jack Flanagan Republican Yea
James Creighton Republican Yea
James Guzofski Republican Yea
James Qualey Republican Yea
James Spillane Republican Yea
James Summers Republican Yea
James Thibault Republican Yea
James Tierney Republican Yea
Jason Osborne Republican Yea
Jay Markell Republican Yea
Jeanine Notter Republican Yea
Jeffrey Tenczar Republican Yea
Jennifer Rhodes Republican Yea
Jeremy Slottje Republican Yea
Jess Edwards Republican Yea
Jim Fedolfi Republican Yea
Jim Kofalt Republican Yea
Jodi Nelson Republican Yea
Joe Alexander Republican Yea
Joe Sweeney Republican Yea
John Hunt Republican Yea
John Janigian Republican Not Voting
John Leavitt Republican Yea
John MacDonald Republican Not Voting
John Potucek Republican Yea
John Schneller Republican Yea
John Sellers Republican Yea
John Suiter Republican Yea
John Sytek Republican Yea
Jonathan Morton Republican Yea
Jonathan Smith Republican Yea
Jordan Ulery Republican Yea
Jose Cambrils Republican Yea
Joseph Barton Republican Yea
Joseph Guthrie Republican Yea
Joseph Hamblen Republican Yea
Judy Aron Republican Yea
Julie Miles Republican Yea
Juliet Harvey-Bolia Republican Yea
Julius Soti Republican Yea
Karel Crawford Republican Not Voting
Katelyn Kuttab Republican Yea
Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien Republican Yea
Kathleen Paquette Republican Yea
Katy Peternel Republican Yea
Keith Ammon Republican Yea
Keith Erf Republican Yea
Kelley Potenza Republican Yea
Kenneth Weyler Republican Yea
Kevin Scully Republican Yea
Kevin Verville Republican Yea
Kristin Noble Republican Yea
Kristine Perez Republican Yea
Larry Gagne Republican Not Voting
Laurence Miner Republican Yea
Len Turcotte Republican Yea
Lex Berezhny Republican Yea
Lilli Walsh Republican Yea
Linda Franz Republican Yea
Linda Gould Republican Yea
Linda McGrath Republican Yea
Lino Avellani Republican Yea
Lisa Mazur Republican Yea
Lisa Post Republican Yea
Liz Barbour Republican Yea
Lori Korzen Republican Yea
Lorie Ball Republican Yea
Louise Andrus Republican Not Voting
Margaret Drye Republican Yea
Marie Louise Bjelobrk Republican Yea
Mark McLean Republican Yea
Mark Pearson Republican Yea
Mark Proulx Republican Yea
Mark Warden Republican Yea
Mary Ford Republican Yea
Mary Murphy Republican Yea
Matt Drew Republican Yea
Matthew Coker Republican Yea
Matthew Pitaro Republican Yea
Maureen Mooney Republican Yea
Melissa Litchfield Republican Yea
Michael Aron Republican Yea
Michael Granger Republican Yea
Michael Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Moffett Republican Yea
Michael Vose Republican Yea
Mike Belcher Republican Yea
Mike Bordes Republican Yea
Mike Drago Republican Yea
Mike Ouellet Republican Yea
Nicholas Bridle Republican Yea
Pam Brown Republican Yea
Paul Terry Republican Yea
Paul Tudor Republican Yea
Pete Morency Republican Yea
Peter Mehegan Republican Yea
Peter Varney Republican Not Voting
Phyllis Katsakiores Republican Not Voting
Pierre Dupont Republican Not Voting
Ralph Boehm Republican Yea
Raymond Peeples Republican Yea
Raymond Plante Republican Yea
Rich Nalevanko Republican Yea
Richard Brown Republican Yea
Richard Lascelles Republican Yea
Richard Tripp Republican Not Voting
Riché Colcombe Republican Yea
Rick Ladd Republican Yea
Ricky Devoid Republican Yea
Rita Mattson Republican Yea
Robert Harb Republican Yea
Robert Wherry Republican Yea
Robley Hall Republican Yea
Ron Dunn Republican Yea
Ross Berry Republican Yea
Russell Dumais Republican Yea
Samuel Farrington Republican Yea
Sayra DeVito Republican Yea
Scott Bryer Republican Yea
Sean Durkin Republican Yea
Seth King Republican Yea
Shane Sirois Republican Yea
Sheri Minor Republican Yea
Sherman Packard Republican Not Voting
Sherri Reinfurt Republican Yea
Skip Rollins Republican Yea
Sly Karasinski Republican Yea
Stephen Boyd Republican Yea
Stephen Pearson Republican Yea
Steven Bogert Republican Yea
Steven Kesselring Republican Yea
Steven Smith Republican Yea
Susan DeRoy Republican Yea
Susan Porcelli Republican Yea
Susan Vandecasteele Republican Yea
Tanya Donnelly Republican Yea
Ted Gorski Republican Yea
Terry Roy Republican Yea
Thomas Walsh Republican Not Voting
Tim Mannion Republican Yea
Tom Dolan Republican Yea
Tom Ploszaj Republican Yea
Travis Corcoran Republican Yea
Travis Toner Republican Yea
Valerie McDonnell Republican Yea
Vanessa Sheehan Republican Yea
Vicki Wilson Republican Yea
Walter Spilsbury Republican Yea
Wayne Hemingway Republican Yea
Wayne MacDonald Republican Yea
Yury Polozov Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 203 do?
The bill relates to personal flotation devices that are approved by the Coast Guard for use while on New Hampshire state waters. The latest action taken on the bill was to declare it inexpedient to legislate.
Who sponsors HB 203?
HB 203 is sponsored by Karel Crawford (Republican), Rosemarie Rung (Democrat), Will Darby (Democrat), and John MacDonald (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 203?
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.
Where can I track HB 203?
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