2026 session. Prime sponsor: Donald McFarlane (R). Status: Inexpedient to legislate / failed.
The summary describes the bill as introduced. It would change RSA 215-C:35, which bars carrying a loaded firearm on a snowmobile or towed trailer. The ban would not apply on private property where the operator has the landowner's or occupant's permission, unless that permission comes only from a public right-of-way, public trail, or designated snowmobile corridor. A firearm would not count as loaded if only its magazine holds ammunition and no round is chambered. It would take effect January 1, 2027.
The House referred it to the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, which held a hearing January 14, 2026. The committee's majority recommended Ought to Pass with Amendment, 9-7, and the minority recommended Inexpedient to Legislate. On March 5, 2026, the House voted 163-158 to lay it on the table, and it died there when the session ended August 19, 2026.