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HB 579 · 2025 · House · Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee

Fish and game guide exam

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requiring applicants for a fish and game guide license to take and pass a standardized test provided by the fish and game department before receiving their license.

Requires applicants for a fish and game guide license to take and pass a standardized examination administered by a qualified fish and game officer before receiving their license.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires applicants for a fish and game guide license to take an exam in a standardized test format, administered by a specifically qualified fish and game officer.

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

“All questions and answers for the written and oral examinations must be in a standardized test format.”
Section 1
“Questions and answers shall be made available in a study guide for examiners to review and study once an application is submitted.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Claudine BurnhamRPrimeDeputy Majority Whip
  • Rep. Katy PeternelRVice Chair· Education Policy and Administration

Also: Rep. Glenn BaileyR, Rep. Kelley PotenzaR

Public testimony

15 signed in online · 4 wrote testimony

93% support7% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I support this bill as amended-Fg officers only administer the test and the test be standardized. The written test is already standardized but the oral test varies widely for each person taking it. Some get easy tests some impossible scenarios”
— Diane Richardson, Georges millssupports
“All state issued licenses are acquired via standardized test and have reference material that is parallel to this testing format. This includes the NH Boat License, NH Driver's License, NH Hunting License, and NH Trapper License.…”
— Richard Burnham, WOLFEBOROsupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 5, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate15–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 20, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Fish and Game and Marine Resources5:50:54–5:55:204m 26slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Feb 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Fish and Game and Marine Resources HJ 3 P. 17
  2. Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 02:45 pm LOB 307
  3. Feb 5, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/05/2025 02:45 pm LOB 307
  4. Feb 5, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/05/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 12 P. 7
  5. Feb 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 7

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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