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HB 582 · 2025 · House · Resources, Recreation and Development Committee

Personal watercraft safety requirements

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relative to safety requirements for operation of personal water crafts.

Defines the term personal water craft and prohibits certain types of its operation.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill defines the term "personal water craft" and prohibits certain types of operation.

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 person who violates any of the provisions of paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation.”
RSA 270:74-d
“In addition to the provisions of RSA 270:29-a, no person shall operate a personal water craft in a careless or negligent manner, or in a manner which unreasonably or unnecessarily endangers life, limb, or property, including but not limited to, weaving through congested watercraft traffic and swerving at the last moment to avoid collision.”
RSA 270:74-d

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Will DarbyDPrime

Rep. Rosemarie RungD

Public testimony

39 signed in online · 4 wrote testimony

13% support87% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Absurd. I first ran a jet ski on Newfound Lake when I was 10. I ran larger boats in salt water around the same time, maybe younger. A bit of instruction, some left/right limits, and some supervision.…”
— Simon Berrio, Daltonopposes
“This is vague, imprecise and extremely subject to misinterpretation.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes
“We have enough safety regulations; our state motto is "Live free or die" not "add on more rules in order to make more revenue via fines and court fees".”
— Joshua Nangle, manchesteropposes

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 12, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate9–7
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Resources, Recreation and Development1:04:10–1:12:478m 37slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Resources, Recreation and Development13:50–18:214m 31slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 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 Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 3 P. 17
  2. Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 10:30 am LOB 305
  3. Feb 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/12/2025 10:15 am LOB 305
  4. Feb 12, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/12/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 17 P. 39
  5. Feb 19, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 87

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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