HR 18 — urging the New Hampshire congressional delegation to sponsor legislation relative to, and urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adopt regulations, allowing for small scale and very small slaughter plants to use the Federal Meat Inspection Act’s Custom Exempt meat processing inspection criteria with a third-party inspector present at slaughter, so that processed beef, pork, lamb, and chevron (goat meat) can be sold as individual cuts directly from the farm producer to the end consumer.
Last action — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1073h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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
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Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1073h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29
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Amendment # 2025-1073h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 29
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1073h (NT) 03/18/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 17 P. 17
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Full Committee Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303
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Executive Session: 03/18/2025 12:00 pm LOB 301-303
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Public Hearing: 03/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 301-303
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Introduced pursuant to Rule 36c 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 98
Sponsors
- Judy Aron · Primary
- Peter Bixby · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (1)
- Judy Aron Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Peter Bixby Democrat
Not signed on (413)
413 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- Who sponsors HR 18?
- HR 18 is sponsored by Judy Aron (Republican) and Peter Bixby (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HR 18?
- This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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