Bill Text: NH HB1275 | 2026 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on agriculture, exempting certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl products from use restrictions, and relative to the definition of "drinking water standard".
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2026-07-16 - Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 298; eff. I. Sec 4 eff 9/8/2026 II. Rem eff 7/10/2026 [HB1275 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2026-HB1275-Amended.html
HB 1275 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
11Mar2026... 0925h
11Mar2026... 1079h
05/07/2026 1593s
05/07/2026 1792s
2026 SESSION
26-2843
08/07
HOUSE BILL 1275
AN ACT relative to the definition of "drinking water standard".
SPONSORS: Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
-----------------------------------------------------------------
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill amends the definition of "drinking water standard" as it pertains to maximum contaminant levels in certain water management and protection funds and programs.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 0925h
11Mar2026... 1079h
05/07/2026 1593s
05/07/2026 1792s 26-2843
08/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to the definition of "drinking water standard".
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Per And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Fund And Programs; Definitions. Amend RSA 485-H:2, III to read as follows:
III. "Drinking water standard" means the (PFAS) maximum contaminant levels established pursuant to RSA 485:16-e or, at the discretion of the commissioner, an analogous federal standard.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
