HB 1189 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee.

HB 1189 establishes a new committee to evaluate proposed major solid waste disposal facilities that accept over 100,000 tons of waste annually. The committee will assess impacts beyond current regulations - including noise, odor, economic effects, property values, tourism, and traffic - and issue a Certificate authorizing construction. It consists of seven members appointed by the governor, including environmental and business representatives, plus a local conservation expert and waste industry specialists. This process directly affects facility applicants and nearby municipalities, requiring them to be considered in the evaluation before new sites can proceed. The bill aims to ensure a more comprehensive review of community and environmental impacts for large waste facilities.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Last action May 7, 2026

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Introduced → As Amended by the House · 4 edits

MODERATE

The House amendment narrows the required expertise areas for appointed committee members from a broad list (including business management, waste facility design, community planning, and municipal government) to just 'environmental protection, health, or science.' It also adds two new conflict-of-interest restrictions: capping members with ties to the private waste management industry at 2, and barring employees or contractors (text cut off). A typo in the section number was also corrected.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of required expertise areas for governor-appointed committee members was narrowed from eight broad categories (business management, environmental protection, natural resource protection, solid waste facility design/construction/operation/management, community-level recycling, community and regional planning or economic development, municipal or county government, governing of unincorporated places) to just three: environmental protection, health, or science.

New subsection (e) limits the committee so that no more than 2 members at any given time may have current or past employment, contract work, or consulting services in the private waste management industry.

New subsection (f) prohibits a member of the committee from being an employee or contractor (full text not visible in diff but clearly a conflict-of-interest restriction).

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in the section reference from '49-M:65' to '149-M:65.'

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Amendments

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 17

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0965h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 25

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

Amendment # 2026-0965h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 25

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0965h 03/03/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 10 P. 16

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Full Committee Work Session: 03/03/2026 10:15 am GP 153

lower

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced

Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 9

lower

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors