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HB1053 • 2026

establishing a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

establishing a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Peter Bixby (D), Liz Barbour (R), Nicholas Germana (D), Judy Aron (R)
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

establishing a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

establishing a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

What This Bill Does

  • establishing a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 16

  2. 2026-02-20 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 9 P. 15

  3. 2026-02-18 H

    Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  4. 2026-02-11 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  5. 2026-02-04 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 153

  6. 2026-01-27 H

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/03/2026 09:15 am GP 153

  7. 2026-01-21 H

    Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 11:15 am GP 153

  8. 2025-11-07 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 4

Official Summary Text

establishing a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1053 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2489
07/05

HOUSE BILL
1053

AN ACT
establishing a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

SPONSORS: Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Barbour, Hills. 35; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2489
07/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
establishing a study committee to determine if and how the department of agriculture could receive electronically-submitted pesticide use reports.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study electronic submissions of pesticide reports.

2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Legislative members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall:
I. Determine whether pesticide use reports, which are currently submitted in paper form, should be submitted through an online data submission system and whether electronic submission should be mandatory or optional.
II. Determine whether an online database of pesticide applications should be used for automated notification of intent to spray.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 90 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.