HB 1192 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

exempting certain household pharmaceutical wastes from the definition of hazardous waste.

HB 1192 exempts properly collected household pharmaceutical wastes (like unused medications) from being classified as hazardous waste under New Hampshire law. This change directly affects households that use designated collection programs for medications, removing the need for special hazardous waste disposal. The bill amends key definitions in hazardous waste management statutes to explicitly exclude these wastes, which are collected under RSA 318-E. This simplifies disposal for residents while maintaining existing collection requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Signed Jun 9, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 3 edits
MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made between the version adopted by both bodies and the final chaptered version. The changes are purely technical: the bill was assigned Chapter 120, section numbers were reformatted from simple sequential numbers (1-4) to chapter-prefixed numbers (120:1 through 120:4), and approval/effective dates were added at the end.
TECHNICAL

Section numbering changed from simple numbers (1, 2, 3, 4) to chapter-prefixed format (120:1, 120:2, 120:3, 120:4) to reflect the bill's assignment as Chapter 120.

Header changed from 'VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES' to 'CHAPTER 120 / FINAL VERSION' and various formatting/alignment adjustments were made throughout.

TIMELINE

Approval date (June 05, 2026) and effective date (August 04, 2026) were added at the end of the document, consistent with the 60-day effective period stated in Section 120:4.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jun 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/05/2026; Chapter 120; eff.08/04/2026
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
upper
Apr 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/23/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 15A
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 18
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/17/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 9 P. 15
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Full Committee Work Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 153
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Full Committee Work Session: 02/11/2026 10:00 am GP153
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 10
lower
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