HB1138 • 2026

limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Nicholas Germana (D), Karen Ebel (D), James Gruber (D), Judy Aron (R), Linda Haskins (D), Donovan Fenton (D), Peter Bixby (D), Nancy Murphy (D), Cindy Rosenwald (D), Bill Boyd (R), Kelley Potenza (R), David Watters (D)
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: SENATE
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

What This Bill Does

limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-05-05 S
Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
2026-04-29 S
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
2026-04-08 S
Hearing: 04/16/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 14
2026-03-06 S
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6
2026-03-05 H
Ought to Pass : MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 16
2026-02-20 H
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/17/2026 (Vote 14-1; CC) HC 9 P. 15
2026-02-18 H
Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153
2026-02-11 H
Full Committee Work Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153
2026-02-05 H
Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 02:00 pm GP 153
2025-12-01 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 8

Official Summary Text

limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1138 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2318
08/06

HOUSE BILL
1138

AN ACT
limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

SPONSORS: Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Gruber, Ches. 16; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

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ANALYSIS

This bill limits the placement of out-of-state waste in New Hampshire landfills.

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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.
26-2318
08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
limiting the placement of out-of-state waste going into New Hampshire landfills.

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

1 New Section; Out-of-State Solid Waste; Limited. Amend RSA 149-M by inserting after section 9 the following new section:
149-M:9-a Out-of-State Solid Waste; Limited. By January 1, 2030, any landfill operator permitted under this chapter on or prior to December 31, 2025, shall accept out-of-state solid waste as no more than 30 percent of its total solid waste. Any landfill operator who receives a permit on or after January 1, 2026, under this chapter shall accept out-of-state solid waste as no more than 15 percent of its total solid waste.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.