New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 302 — requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners, establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee and temporarily suspends the issuance of solid waste permits by the department of environmental services, relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of or charged with abuse of animals, and establishing a committee to study the animal cruelty statutes.

Last action — Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on June 19, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17

  2. Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; SJ 16

  3. Conferee Change; Senator Birdsell Replaces Senator Avard; SJ 17

  4. Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/17/2025, 09:00 am, Room 103, SH

  5. Speaker Appoints: Reps. J. Aron, Potenza, Comtois, Bixby 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171

  6. House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171

  7. President Appoints: Senators Pearl, Avard, Watters; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16

  8. Sen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16

  9. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2219h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 25

  10. Amendment # 2025-2219h (NT): AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 15

  11. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2219h (NT) 05/20/2025 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 27 P. 11

  12. Executive Session: 05/20/2025 10:30 am LOB 301-303

  13. Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-2012h: 05/13/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303

  14. ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 05/08/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302

  15. ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/22/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303

  16. Full Committee Work Session: 04/15/2025 11:15 am LOB 301-303

  17. Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303

  18. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 11 P. 113

  19. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7

  20. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/13/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 12

  21. Hearing: 03/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 11

  22. Introduced 02/13/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 6

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 414 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (414)

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 302?
SB 302 is sponsored by Howard Pearl (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 302?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 26, 2025. Enacted.
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