HB 1477-FN
relative to the permitting and regulation of anchored seasonal floating platforms on public waters.
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On the record
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| Status | SENATE |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/26/2026 |
| LSR number | 2915 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H34 |
Where it stands
Senate: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
4 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.
Sponsors
MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6, Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3, Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8, Darby, Will(D) Hills 11, Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7, Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3, Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12, Walker, David(R) Straf 19
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development
- January 14, 2026Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 02:30 pm GP 228
- January 14, 2026Executive Session: 01/14/2026 02:30 pm GP 228
- January 27, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0067h 01/14/2026 (Vote 11-0; RC)
- February 5, 2026Amendment # 2026-0067h: AA VV 02/05/2026
- February 5, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0067h: MA DV 284-47 02/05/2026
- February 5, 2026Referred to Finance 02/05/2026
- March 13, 2026Division I Work Session: 03/13/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- March 17, 2026Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- March 18, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/17/2026 (Vote 14-11; RC)
- March 18, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- March 26, 2026Lay HB1477 on Table (Rep. Weyler): MF DV 169-178 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MF RC 172-180 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Ways and Means
- April 15, 2026Hearing: 04/15/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 09:45 am
- April 23, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/23/2026, Vote 3-1
- April 23, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV = =; 04/23/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0067h
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Inexpedient to Legislate
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 171 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
| Democrat | 1 | 159 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 172 | 180 | 1 | 26 | 14 |
Yes — 172
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
- Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
- Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
- Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
- Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
- Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
- Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
- Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
- Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
- Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
- Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
- Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
- Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
- McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
- McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
- McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
- Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
- Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
- Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
- Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
- Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
- Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
- Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
- Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
- Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
- Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
- Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
- Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
- Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
- Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
- Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
No — 180
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Boudman, Bobbi(D) Carr 7
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
- Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
- Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
- Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
- Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
- Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
- Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
- Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
- Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
- Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
- Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
- Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
- Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
- Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
- Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
- Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
- Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
- Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
- Walker, David(R) Straf 19
- Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
- Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
- Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
- Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
- Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Presiding — 1
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Excused — 26
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
- Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
Absent — 14
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
Lay HB1477 on Table (Rep. Weyler)
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Inexpedient to Legislate
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — OUGHT TO PASS WITH AMENDMENT
Over the last several years, the scourge of cyanobacteria has spread across an increasing number of New Hampshire’s lakes, closing beaches, threatening tourism, and keeping people from enjoying the water during the short summer period. The cyanobacterial mitigation loan and grant fund was established to help lake communities reduce blooms causing these closures, but with no sustained funding source, it has run out of money. This bill introduces a $50 yearly permit for private anchored seasonal platforms, which are currently regulated in statute, with funds split between the navigation safety fund for marine patrol and the cyanobacteria mitigation fund. This brings these floats and inflatables in line with other equipment placed on public waters, such as docks, which require registration. The amendment exempts shellfishers on the seacoast from requiring permits for their rafts. Vote 11-0.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 14, 2026 at 14:30Resources, Recreation and Development public hearing recording 5:19:10–5:38:01, about 19 min (estimated)
- January 14, 2026 at 14:30Resources, Recreation and Development executive session recording (start time not identified)
- February 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- March 13, 2026 at 10:00Resources, Recreation and Development work session
- March 17, 2026 at 10:00Resources, Recreation and Development executive session
- March 26, 2026House floor debate floor recording
- April 15, 2026 at 09:45Ways and Means hearing
- April 23, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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