HB1199 Enabling the fish and game department to create a permit and fee for the use of fish and game staff by other state agencies and departments.
Enabling the fish and game department to create a permit and fee for the use of fish and game staff by other state agencies and departments.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Proper cost recovery ensures Fish and Game license fees are spent on conservation rather than subsidizing other departments. Protects sportsmen's investment.
Your Community
Ensures Fish and Game can focus resources on wildlife management and conservation rather than being an unpaid resource for other agencies.
Your Freedom
No direct impact on individual freedoms; this is inter-agency budgeting.
Status
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 House Journal 15
Sponsor
James Spillane (R)
The Short Version
Allows Fish and Game to charge other state agencies for using their staff, creating a cost recovery mechanism. Passed committee 5-0 with amendment. This helps Fish and Game recover costs when their officers are pulled away from conservation work to serve other departments.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Fish and Game department and its conservation mission
- ▲ Hunters and anglers whose license fees support the department
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Other state agencies that will pay for Fish and Game staff use
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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