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SB 159 · 2025 · Senate · Ways and Means Committee

Marine habitat fee

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establishing a marine habitat fee.

Establishes a marine habitat fee to be collected in connection with certain marine activities and creates a marine habitat fee fund to hold the proceeds.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a marine habitat fee and a marine habitat fee fund.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“A marine habitat fee shall be paid by all persons 16 years of age or older, in addition to each applicable marine license required by Title XVIII, to take, land, transport, or possess marine species in the marine waters of this state.”
RSA 214:1-h
“The executive director shall establish the amount of the marine habitat fee in rules, in accordance with RSA 541-A.”
RSA 214:1-h
“The state treasurer shall establish a separate nonlapsing account within the fish and game fund, to be known as the marine habitat account, to which shall be credited all fees collected under RSA 214:1-h, I.”
RSA 214:1-h
“The state treasurer may accept public and private grants and donations for deposit into the account.”
RSA 214:1-h

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. David WattersDPrime
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Rep. Peter BixbyDRanking Member· Environment and Agriculture
  • Rep. Mike OuelletRVice Chair· Fish and Game and Marine Resources
  • Rep. Cathryn HarveyDRanking Member· Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Also: Sen. Debra AltschillerD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted16–7How they voted
    Overall
    70% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    16–0100% yea
    Democrats
    0–70% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 29, 2025Public hearingSenate Ways and Means25:27–36:0710m 40slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Feb 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floor1:17:47–1:19:101m 23slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 16-7

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 3
  2. Jan 29, 2025SenHearing: 01/29/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 7
  3. Feb 13, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 9
  4. Feb 13, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-7N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 02/13/2025; SJ 5

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.