New Hampshire 2026 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 7 R · 5 D cosponsors

HB707 — (Second New Title) establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee.

Last action — PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on July 16, 2026.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 2 recorded votes so far — a real headwind.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

(Second New Title) establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee.

Bill Text

Amendments

6 amendments

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 288; eff. 9/8/2026

  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026

  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15

  4. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2156e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  5. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2156e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/04/2026); SJ 14

  6. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1932s and 2026-3050s (Rep. J. Aron): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 10

  7. Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1932s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12

  8. Committee Amendment # 2026-1932s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12

  9. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1932s, 05/14/2026, Vote 7-1; SC 18A

  10. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3050s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  11. Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2026-0046s, RC 12Y-12N, AF; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  12. Committee Amendment # 2025-3050s, AA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

  13. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3050s, 01/07/2026, Vote 5-0; SC 46

  14. Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/08/2025; SJ 12

  15. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/08/2025, Vote 4-1, CC SC 20

  16. Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 17

  17. Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 10

  18. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1041h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 27

  19. Amendment # 2025-1041h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 27

  20. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1041h (NT) 03/18/2025 (Vote 14-1; CC) HC 17 P. 17

  21. Full Committee Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303

  22. Executive Session: 03/18/2025 12:00 pm LOB 301-303

  23. Subcommittee Work Session: 03/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 301-303

  24. Full Committee Work Session: 03/11/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

  25. Full Committee Work Session: 03/04/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

  26. Full Committee Work Session: 02/19/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

  27. Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

  28. Full Committee Work Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303

  29. Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303

  30. Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 3 P. 24

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 403 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (403)

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Floor Amendment

Failed 12 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 41100
Democrat 8000
Total 121100
% of votes cast 52%48%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Pat Long Democrat Yea
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Yea
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Yea
Tara Reardon Democrat Yea
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Nay
Daryl Abbas Republican Nay
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Nay
James Gray Republican Nay
Keith Murphy Republican Nay
Kevin Avard Republican Nay
Mark McConkey Republican Nay
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Nay
Tim McGough Republican Nay
Timothy Lang Republican Nay
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

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Floor Amendment

Failed 12 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 41200
Democrat 8000
Total 121200
% of votes cast 50%50%0%0%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Yea
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Pat Long Democrat Yea
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Yea
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Yea
Tara Reardon Democrat Yea
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Nay
Daryl Abbas Republican Nay
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Nay
James Gray Republican Nay
Keith Murphy Republican Nay
Kevin Avard Republican Nay
Mark McConkey Republican Nay
Regina Birdsell Republican Nay
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Nay
Tim McGough Republican Nay
Timothy Lang Republican Nay
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB707 do?
(Second New Title) establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee.
Who sponsors HB707?
HB707 is sponsored by David Rochefort (Republican), Nicholas Germana (Democrat), Kelley Potenza (Republican), Kristin Noble (Republican), Seth King (Republican), Donovan Fenton (Democrat), Bill Boyd (Republican), Denise Ricciardi (Republican), Judy Aron (Republican), Peter Schmidt (Democrat), Anita Burroughs (Democrat), and James Gruber (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB707?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track HB707?
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