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NH SB594
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Regina Birdsell
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AI Summary
- Restricts the use of heating, agitating, or other devices that prevent natural water freezing in New Hampshire waters to only protecting legally existing permanent structures from ice damage
- Prohibits use of such ice-prevention devices for temporary structures like seasonal docks that have been removed from the water
- Increases the required visibility distance for "DANGER, THIN ICE" warning signs from 150 feet to 200 feet for locations where ice-prevention devices are in use
- Enforcement authority remains with law enforcement under the Department of Safety and the Department of Fish and Game
- Takes effect 60 days after passage, with indeterminable fiscal impact on state and local expenditures due to potential criminal penalty enforcement
Legislative Description
Eliminating the use of agitators in instances where temporary docks have been removed from bodies of water.
Last Action
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development House Journal 5
2/26/2026
Committee Referrals
Resources, Recreation and Development2/26/2026
Energy and Natural Resources11/25/2025
Full Bill Text
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