This bill introduces several changes to existing laws, primarily focusing on the requirements for obtaining a fish and game guide license and the regulation of municipal parking by local zoning and planning authorities. Firstly, it amends RSA 215:2 to require that all new applicants for a New Hampshire guide's license undergo a criminal background check. This involves submitting a criminal history record release form and fingerprints to the New Hampshire division of state police for a check through state records and the FBI. The applicant is responsible for the cost of this background check. Additionally, the bill repeals and reenacts RSA 159:16, making it a violation for anyone under 18 to carry certain weapons and for anyone to sell such weapons to minors. Furthermore, the bill amends RSA 674:16 by adding a new paragraph that limits the power of local legislative bodies to require more than one residential parking space per unit in complexes of 10 or more units, with an allowance of one and a half spaces for 2-bedroom units. The bill also repeals RSA 159:17, which provided exceptions to the prohibition against carrying or selling weapons. The effective dates for these changes are January 1, 2025, for the sections on carrying or selling weapons and parking regulations, while the remainder of the act takes effect 60 days after its passage. The fiscal note indicates that the bill is not expected to have a fiscal impact on state, county, or local revenues or expenditures, and the deleted fiscal impacts are marked by tags.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 215:2
As Amended by the Senate: 215:2
As Amended by the House: 215:2, 159:17, 674:16