NH HB 1478

died on adjournment

requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NH HB 1478 pass?

No. NH HB 1478 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): Refer to Interim Study, RC 13Y-9N, MA; 05/07/2026; SJ 11

What is NH HB 1478 about?

NH HB 1478 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “requiring the department of environmental services to revise the rules for proposed new landfills.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 1478?

Kelley L Potenza, Kelley Potenza are the primary sponsors of NH HB 1478, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-12-04
Latest action: 2026-05-07 — Refer to Interim Study, RC 13Y-9N, MA; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-07
Refer to Interim Study, RC 13Y-9N, MA; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
referral
2026-04-29
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/07/2026, Vote 4-1; SC 17
2026-04-08
Hearing: 04/14/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 14
2026-03-17
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7
introduction,referral-committee
2026-03-11
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0975h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 34
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2026-03-11
Amendment # 2026-0975h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 34
2026-03-04
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0975h 03/03/2026 (Vote 12-1; CC) HC 10 P. 17
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:15 am GP 153
2026-02-25
Full Committee Work Session: 03/03/2026 10:15 am GP 153
2026-02-18
Public Hearing: 02/24/2026 01:00 pm GP 153
2025-12-04
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 22
introduction,referral-committee

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Votes

Refer to Interim Study
2026-05-07 · pass · 13-9
Member-level votes (24)
- Sharon M. Carson: yes
- David H. Watters: no
- Kevin A. Avard: other
- Regina Birdsell: yes
- Cindy Rosenwald: no
- James P. Gray: yes
- Ruth Ward: yes
- Bill M. Gannon: yes
- Daniel E. Innis: yes
- Suzanne M. Prentiss: no
- Denise Ricciardi: other
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka: no
- Timothy Lang: yes
- Donovan Fenton: no
- Keith R. Murphy: yes
- Howard Pearl: yes
- Daryl Abbas: yes
- Debra Altschiller: no
- David Rochefort: no
- Mark McConkey: yes
- Tim McGough: yes
- Tara Reardon: no
- Victoria Sullivan: yes
- Pat Long: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2120&inflect=2

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