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CHAPTER 120
HB 1192 - FINAL VERSION
2026 SESSION
26-2483
08/07
HOUSE BILL
1192
AN ACT
exempting certain household pharmaceutical wastes from the definition of hazardous waste.
SPONSORS: Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts certain household pharmaceutical wastes from the definition of hazardous waste.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2483
08/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT
exempting certain household pharmaceutical wastes from the definition of hazardous waste.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
120:1 Hazardous Waste Management; Definitions. Amend RSA 147-B:2, VII(b) to read as follows:
(b) Or which has been identified as a hazardous waste by the department using the criteria established under RSA 147-A:3, I or as listed under RSA 147-A:3, II. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, those which are reactive, toxic, corrosive, ignitable, irritants, strong sensitizers or which generate pressure through decomposition, heat or other means. Such wastes do not include radioactive substances that are regulated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
, or household pharmaceutical wastes collected pursuant to RSA 318-E
.
120:2 Hazardous Waste Management; Definitions. Amend RSA 147-C:1, VI(b) to read as follows:
(b) Or which has been identified as a hazardous waste by the department using the criteria established under RSA 147-A:3, I or as listed under RSA 147-A:3, II. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, those which are reactive, toxic, corrosive, ignitable, irritants, strong sensitizers or which generate pressure through decomposition, heat or other means. Such wastes do not include radioactive substances that are regulated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
, or household pharmaceutical wastes collected pursuant to RSA 318-E
.
120:3 Hazardous Waste Management; Definitions. Amend RSA 147-D:1, VI(b) to read as follows:
(b) Or which has been identified as a hazardous waste by the department using the criteria established under RSA 147-A:3, I or as listed under RSA 147-A:3, II. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, those which are reactive, toxic, corrosive, ignitable, irritants, strong sensitizers or which generate pressure through decomposition, heat or other means. Such wastes do not include radioactive substances that are regulated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
, or household pharmaceutical wastes collected pursuant to RSA 318-E
.
120:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 05, 2026
Effective Date: August 04, 2026