Proposed New Hampshire Firearm Legislation HB609
Legislation Overview
Title: Relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools.
Description: Relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Last Action Date: November 13, 2025
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
8 sponsors: Samuel Farrington (R); Cyril Aures (R); Susan Deroy (R); Sayra Devito (R); Matt Drew (R); Erica Layon (R); Donald McFarlane (R); Clayton Wood (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (8 of 400)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Nov 13, 2025 | Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate |
| House | Nov 13, 2025 | Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 10/22/2025 (Vote 9-7; Regular Calendar) House Calendar 51 P. 21 |
| House | Oct 3, 2025 | ==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 10/22/2025 10:00 am GP 230 |
| House | Oct 3, 2025 | ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 10/22/2025 01:00 pm GP 230 |
| House | Mar 19, 2025 | Retained in Committee |
| House | Mar 10, 2025 | Executive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 202-204 |
| House | Mar 6, 2025 | ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 202-204 |
| House | Jan 22, 2025 | Public Hearing: 01/30/2025 04:00 pm Legislative Office Building 202-204 |
| House | Jan 16, 2025 | Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety House Journal 3 P. 18 |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Text of this law has not been released yet | |||
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
