{"id": "HB451", "year": 2026, "term": "2025-2026", "title": "establishing the paint product stewardship program.", "narrative": "It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 30, 2025, with 92 people signed in online: 88 in support, 3 in opposition and 1 as neutral. The committee held work sessions on February 11, 2025 and February 18, 2025. The committee met in executive session on March 5, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted unanimously, 17\u20130, to recommend that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-0458h), and the report was placed on the consent calendar. The committee's amendment (2025-0458h) was adopted on a voice vote on March 13, 2025, changing the text of the bill. On March 13, 2025 the House voted to pass it with changes on a voice vote. On March 13, 2025 the bill was referred to the Finance committee, whose chair waived the referral under House Rule 47(f). It crossed to the Senate on March 13, 2025 and was referred to the Senate Ways and Means committee. The committee held a public hearing on April 2, 2025. The committee voted 4\u20131 to recommend that the Senate send it back to committee. On May 1, 2025 the Senate voted to send it back to committee on a voice vote. The committee voted 3\u20132 to recommend that the Senate pass it. A floor amendment (2026-0054s), offered by Sen. Keith Murphy, was rejected on January 7, 2026. On January 7, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it and ordered it to a third reading. An enrolled bill amendment (2026-0125e) was adopted on a voice vote on January 7, 2026. These correct technical errors found after passage. The bill was enrolled on February 5, 2026 \u2014 the final check of the text before it goes to the governor \u2014 and an enrolled bill amendment (2026-0125e) was adopted on a voice vote to correct technical errors found after passage. The governor vetoed it on March 16, 2026. The legislature can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers. On April 9, 2026 the House voted 186\u2013169 on overriding the governor's veto on a roll call, and the veto was sustained, failing to meet the two thirds threshold.", "stages": [{"label": "House Committee (Commerce and Consumer Affairs)", "hand": "H:committee", "text": "It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 30, 2025, with 92 people signed in online: 88 in support, 3 in opposition and 1 as neutral. The committee held work sessions on February 11, 2025 and February 18, 2025. The committee met in executive session on March 5, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted unanimously, 17\u20130, to recommend that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-0458h), and the report was placed on the consent calendar.", "notes": ["A committee decides whether its report goes on the consent calendar, and can send it there even when its members divided on the recommendation itself. The chamber adopts all the reports on its consent calendar in one vote, without floor debate, unless a bill is taken off it first."]}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (2025-0458h) was adopted on a voice vote on March 13, 2025, changing the text of the bill. On March 13, 2025 the House voted to pass it with changes on a voice vote. On March 13, 2025 the bill was referred to the Finance committee, whose chair waived the referral under House Rule 47(f).", "notes": []}, {"label": "Senate Committee (Ways and Means)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "It crossed to the Senate on March 13, 2025 and was referred to the Senate Ways and Means committee. The committee held a public hearing on April 2, 2025. The committee voted 4\u20131 to recommend that the Senate send it back to committee.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "On May 1, 2025 the Senate voted to send it back to committee on a voice vote.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Senate Committee (Ways and Means)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "The committee voted 3\u20132 to recommend that the Senate pass it.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "A floor amendment (2026-0054s), offered by Sen. Keith Murphy, was rejected on January 7, 2026. On January 7, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it and ordered it to a third reading.", "notes": []}, {"label": "With the Governor", "hand": "G:governor", "text": "An enrolled bill amendment (2026-0125e) was adopted on a voice vote on January 7, 2026. These correct technical errors found after passage. The bill was enrolled on February 5, 2026 \u2014 the final check of the text before it goes to the governor \u2014 and an enrolled bill amendment (2026-0125e) was adopted on a voice vote to correct technical errors found after passage. The governor vetoed it on March 16, 2026. The legislature can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "On April 9, 2026 the House voted 186\u2013169 on overriding the governor's veto on a roll call, and the veto was sustained, failing to meet the two thirds threshold.", "notes": []}], "story_people": [{"text": "Sen. Keith Murphy", "label": "Sen. Keith Murphy (R - SD16)", "slug": "keith-murphy-sd-16"}], "notes": [], "vote_note": "", "events": [{"date": "2025-01-09", "text": "Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 3, page 10", "plain": "Introduced and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs"}, {"date": "2025-01-30", "text": "Public Hearing: 01/30/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304", "routine": false, "testimony": {"date": "2025-01-30", "total": 92, "support": 88, "oppose": 3, "neutral": 1, "dated": true}}, {"date": "2025-02-11", "text": "Subcommittee Work Session: 02/11/2025 01:15 pm LOB 104", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-02-18", "text": "Subcommittee Work Session: 02/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 104", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-03-05", "text": "Executive Session: 03/05/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-03-05", "text": "Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0458h 03/05/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC)", "routine": false}, {"date": "2025-03-13", "text": "Amendment # 2025-0458h: AA VV 03/13/2025", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 8, page 5", "plain": "Amendment 2025-0458h adopted, on a voice vote"}, {"date": "2025-03-13", "text": "Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0458h: MA VV 03/13/2025", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 8, page 5", "plain": "Bill passed with changes, on a voice vote"}, {"date": "2025-03-13", "text": "Referred to Finance 03/13/2025", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 8, page 7", "plain": "Referred to Finance"}, {"date": "2025-03-13", "text": "Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 03/13/2025", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 8, page 47", "plain": "Its second committee's chair waived the referral"}, {"date": "2025-03-13", "text": "Introduced 03/13/2025 and Referred to Ways and Means", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 8", "plain": "Introduced and referred to Ways and Means"}, {"date": "2025-04-02", "text": "Hearing: 04/02/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am", "routine": false, "cite": "SC 15", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=Calendars%5C2025%5CNo%2015%20March%2027%202025.pdf", "plain": "Public hearing, 10:15 a.m., Room 100, State House"}, {"date": "2025-05-01", "text": "Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/01/2025, Vote 4-1", "routine": false, "cite": "SC 19", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=Calendars%5C2025%5CNo%2019%20April%2024%202025.pdf", "plain": "Committee report: send the bill back to committee, 4\u20131"}, {"date": "2025-05-01", "text": "Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/01/2025", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 11", "plain": "Sent back to committee, on a voice vote"}, {"date": "2026-01-07", "text": "Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/07/2026, Vote 3-2", "routine": false, "cite": "SC 46", "plain": "Committee report: pass the bill, 3\u20132"}, {"date": "2026-01-07", "text": "Sen. Murphy Floor Amendment # 2026-0054s, DIV 11Y-13N, AF; 01/07/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 1", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2001%20January%207%2C%202026.PDF"}, {"date": "2026-01-07", "text": "Ought to Pass: RC 13Y-11N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/07/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 1", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2001%20January%207%2C%202026.PDF", "plain": "Bill passed, 13\u201311 on a roll call"}, {"date": "2026-01-07", "text": "Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0125e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 01/07/2026)", "routine": true, "cite": "SJ 2", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2002%20January%2029%2C%202026.PDF", "plain": "Enrolled bill amendment 2026-0125e adopted, on a voice vote"}, {"date": "2026-01-08", "text": "Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0125e: AA VV (in recess of) 01/08/2026", "routine": true}, {"date": "2026-02-05", "text": "Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 02/05/2026)", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 4", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2004%20February%2019%2C%202026.PDF", "plain": "Enrolled: the final text checked before it goes to the Governor"}, {"date": "2026-02-05", "text": "Enrolled (in recess of) 02/05/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 3, page 67", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2003%20February%205%2C%202026.pdf", "plain": "Enrolled: the final text checked before it goes to the Governor"}, {"date": "2026-03-16", "text": "Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 03/16/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 10, page 4", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2010%20April%209%2C%202026.pdf", "plain": "Vetoed by the Governor"}, {"date": "2026-04-09", "text": "Veto Sustained 04/09/2026: RC 186-169 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 10, page 4", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2010%20April%209%2C%202026.pdf", "plain": "Veto sustained, 186\u2013169 to override on a roll call, short of two thirds"}], "next_step": "Vetoed. 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Paul Terry (R)", "s": "terry, paul", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Bill Boyd (R)", "s": "boyd, bill", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Muriel Hall (D)", "s": "hall, muriel", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Catherine Rombeau (D)", "s": "rombeau, catherine", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jodi Nelson (R)", "s": "nelson, jodi", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Cyril Aures (R)", "s": "aures, cyril", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Deborah Aylward (R)", "s": "aylward, deborah", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Peggy Balboni (D)", "s": "balboni, peggy", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Heather Baldwin (D)", "s": "baldwin, heather", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Lorie Ball (R)", "s": "ball, lorie", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Luz Bay (D)", "s": "bay, luz", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Steven Bogert (R)", "s": "bogert, steven", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Bill Bolton (D)", "s": "bolton, bill", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. 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Ron Dunn (R)", "s": "dunn, ron", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Susan Elberger (D)", "s": "elberger, susan", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Charles Foote (R)", "s": "foote, charles", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Loren Foxx (D)", "s": "foxx, loren", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Nicholas Germana (D)", "s": "germana, nicholas", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Merryl Gibbs (D)", "s": "gibbs, merryl", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Michael Granger (R)", "s": "granger, michael", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Alicia Gregg (D)", "s": "gregg, alicia", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jessica Grill (D)", "s": "grill, jessica", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Linda Haskins (D)", "s": "haskins, linda", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Matthew Hicks (D)", "s": "hicks, matthew", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Molly Howard (D)", "s": "howard, molly", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Heath Howard (D)", "s": "howard, heath", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Allan Howland (D)", "s": "howland, allan", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Philip Jones (D)", "s": "jones, philip", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Louis Juris (D)", "s": "juris, louis", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Catherine Kenny (R)", "s": "kenny, catherine", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Seth King (R)", "s": "king, seth", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Allison Knab (D)", "s": "knab, allison", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Katelyn Kuttab (R)", "s": "kuttab, katelyn", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Jessica LaMontagne (D)", "s": "lamontagne, jessica", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Nicole Leapley (D)", "s": "leapley, nicole", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Daniel LeClerc (D)", "s": "leclerc, daniel", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Christal Lloyd (D)", "s": "lloyd, christal", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Peter Lovett (D)", "s": "lovett, peter", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Tom Mannion (R)", "s": "mannion, tom", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Dennis Mannion (R)", "s": "mannion, dennis", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Zoe Manos (D)", "s": "manos, zoe", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Lisa Mazur (R)", "s": "mazur, lisa", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Valerie McDonnell (R)", "s": "mcdonnell, valerie", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Alissandra Murray (D)", "s": "murray, alissandra", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Nagel (D)", "s": "nagel, david", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jodi Newell (D)", "s": "newell, jodi", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kristin Noble (R)", "s": "noble, kristin", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Mike Ouellet (R)", "s": "ouellet, mike", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. David Paige (D)", "s": "paige, david", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. William Palmer (D)", "s": "palmer, william", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Stephanie Payeur (D)", "s": "payeur, stephanie", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kristine Perez (R)", "s": "perez, kristine", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Katy Peternel (R)", "s": "peternel, katy", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Yury Polozov (R)", "s": "polozov, yury", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Daniel Popovici-Muller (R)", "s": "popovici-muller, daniel", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Susan Porcelli (R)", "s": "porcelli, susan", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kelley Potenza (R)", "s": "potenza, kelley", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Heather Raymond (D)", "s": "raymond, heather", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Ned Raynolds (D)", "s": "raynolds, ned", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. James Roesener (D)", "s": "roesener, james", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Linda Ryan (D)", "s": "ryan, linda", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Alvin See (R)", "s": "see, alvin", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Christine Seibert (D)", "s": "seibert, christine", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Loren Selig (D)", "s": "selig, loren", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. John Sellers (R)", "s": "sellers, john", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Shane Sirois (R)", "s": "sirois, shane", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Geoffrey Smith (D)", "s": "smith, geoffrey", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Carry Spier (D)", "s": "spier, carry", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kathy Staub (D)", "s": "staub, kathy", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jared Sullivan (D)", "s": "sullivan, jared", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. James Summers (R)", "s": "summers, james", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Trinidad Tellez (D)", "s": "tellez, trinidad", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jeffrey Tenczar (R)", "s": "tenczar, jeffrey", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Eric Turer (D)", "s": "turer, eric", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Walker (R)", "s": "walker, david", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Lilli Walsh (R)", "s": "walsh, lilli", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Jonah Wheeler (D)", "s": "wheeler, jonah", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Wherry (R)", "s": "wherry, robert", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Clayton Wood (R)", "s": "wood, clayton", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Dick Thackston (R)", "s": "thackston, dick", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. James Tierney (R)", "s": "tierney, james", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Brian Cole (R)", "s": "cole, brian", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Mike Belcher (R)", "s": "belcher, mike", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Marc Plamondon (D)", "s": "plamondon, marc", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Fracht (D)", "s": "fracht, david", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Paige Beauchemin (D)", "s": "beauchemin, paige", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. 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Matt Drew (R)", "s": "drew, matt", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Dillon Dumont (R)", "s": "dumont, dillon", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Pierre Dupont (R)", "s": "dupont, pierre", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Myles England (D)", "s": "england, myles", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Samuel Farrington (R)", "s": "farrington, samuel", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Mary Ford (R)", "s": "ford, mary", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Lily Foss (D)", "s": "foss, lily", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Linda Franz (R)", "s": "franz, linda", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Mary Georges (D)", "s": "georges, mary", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Henry Giasson (R)", "s": "giasson, henry", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Dale Girard (R)", "s": "girard, dale", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Ernesto Gonzalez (R)", "s": "gonzalez, ernesto", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. George Grant (R)", "s": "grant, george", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. James Gruber (D)", "s": "gruber, james", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Stephanie Grund (D)", "s": "grund, stephanie", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. James Guzofski (R)", "s": "guzofski, james", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Robley Hall (R)", "s": "hall, robley", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Joseph Hamblen (R)", "s": "hamblen, joseph", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Tim Hartnett (D)", "s": "hartnett, tim", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Karen Hegner (D)", "s": "hegner, karen", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Wayne Hemingway (R)", "s": "hemingway, wayne", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Samantha Jacobs (D)", "s": "jacobs, samantha", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Sly Karasinski (R)", "s": "karasinski, sly", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Eileen Kelly (D)", "s": "kelly, eileen", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Erin Kerwin (D)", "s": "kerwin, erin", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Steven Kesselring (R)", "s": "kesselring, steven", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Lee Ann Kluger (D)", "s": "kluger, lee ann", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Lori Korzen (R)", "s": "korzen, lori", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Brian Labrie (R)", "s": "labrie, brian", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. John Larochelle (D)", "s": "larochelle, john", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Patrick Long (D)", "s": "long, patrick", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Darrell Louis (R)", "s": "louis, darrell", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Janet Lucas (D)", "s": "lucas, janet", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Amy Malone (D)", "s": "malone, amy", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Tim Mannion (R)", "s": "mannion, tim", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Sanjeev Manohar (D)", "s": "manohar, sanjeev", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Jay Markell (R)", "s": "markell, jay", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Rita Mattson (R)", "s": "mattson, rita", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Donald McFarlane (R)", "s": "mcfarlane, donald", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Linda McGrath (R)", "s": "mcgrath, linda", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Peter Mehegan (R)", "s": "mehegan, peter", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Julie Miles (R)", "s": "miles, julie", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Seth Miller (D)", "s": "miller, seth", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Laurence Miner (R)", "s": "miner, laurence", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Sheri Minor (R)", "s": "minor, sheri", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Pete Morency (R)", "s": "morency, pete", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Bryan Morse (R)", "s": "morse, bryan", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Jonathan Morton (R)", "s": "morton, jonathan", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Mary Murphy (R)", "s": "murphy, mary", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Denis Murphy (R)", "s": "murphy, denis", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Brian Nadeau (R)", "s": "nadeau, brian", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Rich Nalevanko (R)", "s": "nalevanko, rich", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. James Newsom (D)", "s": "newsom, james", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Terri O'Rorke (D)", "s": "o'rorke, terri", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Thomas Oppel (D)", "s": "oppel, thomas", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Kathleen Paquette (R)", "s": "paquette, kathleen", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Wayne Pearson (D)", "s": "pearson, wayne", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Raymond Peeples (R)", "s": "peeples, raymond", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Raymond Plante (R)", "s": "plante, raymond", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Adam Presa (R)", "s": "presa, adam", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. 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Karen Ebel", "points": ["This bill passed the House unanimously on the consent calendar.", "There is no financial effect on the state.", "This bill would create a post-consumer paint stewardship program.", "It is a bipartisan bill and is a prototype that has been used in other states and is supported by businesses.", "Once the program is in place, consumers can bring leftover paint to participating retailers to be recycled.", "The participation of retailers is voluntary.", "Municipalities who hold expensive household hazardous waste recycle days can also turn over their paint to this program for no cost.", "About half of all household hazardous waste is paint.", "Once the program is up and running, anyone can bring their paint in for recycling whether they bought it before or after the program is in operation.", "This bill supports the state\u2019s solid waste management goals. DES recently adopted a solid waste management plan. It hadn\u2019t been updated in twenty years and since that time, landfill issues have been front and center. Part of this plan is to try to recycle and use our landfills for things that really need to be landfilled.", "For this reason, she is bringing the committee a bill that is supported by the BIA, waste management, Casella, NH Municipal Association, many environmental organizations, and small hardware store chains.", "This bill has been fully vetted, is fully supported, and well-constructed.", "Northeast Resource Recovery Association is the nonprofit organization that works with virtually all municipalities to help them with contracts related to their solid waste. They did an analysis and household hazardous waste collection days for a community of about 9,600 costs $13,000 of taxpayer money. They figured out over half of what\u2019s coming in is paint so if you can take that out of the waste stream and ensure its recycled into the stewardship program, you\u2019re saving taxpayer money and ensuring it is recycled.", "The cans are recycled also.", "A lot of retailers are in support of this program as this helps build customer traffic when they come back with their paint for recycling. Aubuchon has participated in it for a while.", "Sen. Sullivan asked what actually happens to these products if these leave NH.", "Rep. Ebel said the representative from the American Coatings Association can answer in more detail, but explained that if the paint products, which includes aerosols and all kinds of things, aren\u2019t collected and recycled in this way they are going into a landfill. Oil paints and things of that nature are considered hazardous waste. These items will be collected by the stewardship organization who has contracts with recyclers and they will be recycled.", "Sen. Lang asked her to walk him through the requirements of each level as provided in the bill."], "member": {"label": "Rep. Karen Ebel", "party_code": "D", "slug": "karen-ebel-merr-7"}}, {"who": "Rep. Ebel", "points": ["Rep. Ebel explained that the manufacturers have all come together through their trade association, the Americans Coatings Association, and decided that considering the toxicity and problems of handling paint products, they want to do better with these products. They created an entity called PaintCare which is a post-consumer stewardship program. That organization takes care of working with manufacturers. They are the point at which any fees are collected. They are the bank for that.", "They also work with recycling groups to make those contracts.", "They work with the people who pick up the paint and they work with retailers when the retailer wants to participate.", "PaintCare creates a plan for the state. They have a plan that\u2019s been successful in other states.", "Under this bill, they work with DES to walk through the program and develop a plan with DES. DES then approves the plan and once the plan is in place, PaintCare would gear up the program.", "There is an assessment that is included in the cost of paint that\u2019s worked on by the association and that helps fund the program.", "Rep. Ebel stated that the whole program is basically self-funded. To the extent that administrative oversight from DES is needed, they worked hard to ensure that all costs to DES were defrayed in advance for the run-up and on an ongoing basis after so there is no cost to the state.", "The state costs in the fiscal note are small and will be defrayed by stewardship organization. Rep. Ebel also stated that while it is hard to say, it is estimated that this will decrease costs for the municipal association.", "The run up to the program, including the rule-making process, will take more time and after that it will roll along.", "Any paint that is then sold in the state would have a fee rolled into the price and then people can bring the leftover paint cans to participating retailers for recycling.", "People want to get rid of their paint responsibly and it\u2019s harder to do through municipal hazardous waste days.", "This is a win for taxpayers, consumers, public health, solid waste industry.", "Sen. Rosenwald asked Rep. Ebel if this program also covers stain.", "Rep. Ebel said yes.", "Sen. Rosenwald asked if one buys the paint or stain at one store, could they recycle it at a different store.", "Rep. Ebel said yes and added that one could even buy paint in another state as it\u2019s a national organization. Nobody tracks paint purchases.", "Sen. Lang said the collection sites are utterly voluntary, so all these retailers have to agree to participate, however the cost seems to be mandatory.", "Rep. Ebel said yes, that is what funds the program.", "Sen. Lang asked if the cost is mandatory even if they don\u2019t participate in the program.", "Rep. Ebel explained that the way this works is the manufacturers estimate how much paint they will sell, and they cut a check for a certain amount of money per gallon and send it on a quarterly basis to the stewardship organization. They roll the assessment into the cost of the paint. The retailer has zero responsibility; they just sell the paint. Manufacturers take care of all that in the top end.", "Sen. Rosenwald asked if Rep. Ebel knew what the surcharge on the paint would be.", "Rep. Ebel said the ACA could talk about that, but she estimated it could be $1.00 or $1.50. It depends on how much paint is taken in. The idea is to have it be a moderate amount to help fund the program. The amount would be based on the size of the paint can."], "member": {"label": "Rep. Ebel", "party_code": "D", "slug": "karen-ebel-merr-7"}}, {"who": "Rep. Judy Aron", "points": ["Rep. Aron testified in support HB 451. She stated that her committee in the House has worked on this issue for two years prior to this iteration of the bill.", "HB 451 is important because it helps divert these hazardous things from our landfills.", "She stated that she wants to explain what we do now and why we need this bill.", "What we do now is tell consumers who have leftover paint that they should throw it in some cat litter to dry it out and then throw it in the trash. Doing this adds weight to the trash being delivered to local transfer stations, which adds costs for municipalities because of the extra weight, and when it arrives in landfills it\u2019s a toxic material.", "It can create more leachate in landfills which is difficult to deal with. Leachate can get into the land and water system around a landfill.", "If we can divert paint products from our landfills, it would go a long way toward helping landfill operators operate a cleaner landfill and protect our environment.", "This makes it easier for our consumers who have leftover paint as well. It is dangerous to have cans of leftover paint in your house as they emit odors and create problems.", "This is a good mechanism to solve the problem of storing and disposing of leftover paint.", "Rep. Ebel said they had total bipartisan support both times this idea came through their committee and the House.", "She said they have finally worked out the money aspect of the bill and she supports this very strongly.", "Sen. Lang asked if there is a cost when towns run a collection day.", "Rep. Aron said yes there is a cost to the taxpayer because the taxpayer is paying the town to have the hazardous waste day. The less material they have to deal with, the fewer times they have to have a hazardous waste day to collect it. She added that she doesn\u2019t believe they collect latex paint either, which can be a problem for consumers and is why it ends up in the landfill.", "Rep. Ebel returned to speak a second time. She referenced a letter from the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. They found that for communities with an average of 9,631 people, the cost was over $13,000 for these collection days. On average 53% of the material collected was paint. This means when a community runs a hazardous waste day, the cost is over $7,000 just in paint.", "Sen. Lang asked if her testimony was that given that cost, there would be a $7,000 shift from the taxpayer over to the consumer who\u2019s actually buying the paint if this bill passes.", "Rep. Ebel said if he wants to look at it that way, but she\u2019s not sure it tracks exactly. She said one could argue that it\u2019s being turned over to the users of the paint as opposed to defrayed across all of the taxpayers in the community."], "member": {"label": "Rep. Judy Aron", "party_code": "R", "slug": "judy-aron-sull-4"}}, {"who": "Natch Greyes - Business and Industry Association", "points": ["This is the most efficient use of money for disposal of paint. It is brought to the legislature by industries solving a problem identified by the industry and supported by everyone in the room that is present for this bill.", "In addition to the cost of the actual disposal and the hazardous waste day, there is a problem identified by landfill operators, which is that some people just throw their paint into their garbage, and it goes to the landfill and it adds to the leachate problem. The goal is less leachate as it\u2019s better for everyone because the taxpayers aren\u2019t paying for treating that as well. There are additional costs in addition to ones that were identified by the Resource Recover Association.", "Essentially this bill is asking permission for manufacturers to work together to address this problem. From a legal standpoint, that is what is needed from the legislature. They need to work together to address the problem they have identified.", "Since it is a voluntary program, sellers of paint and retailers can opt into this. They can look at their own numbers and ensure it works for them.", "It is an efficient use of money and it is voluntary.", "These costs will not be extensive and there will be an improvement from the environmental perspective in terms of landfills."]}, {"who": "Brody Deshaies - NH Municipal Association -", "points": ["There is benefit to towns by having collection sites that are operated at solid waste facilities or by private businesses in the municipalities.", "It creates less stress in the household hazardous waste days that municipalities host to limit people from improperly disposing their waste.", "If there were to be increased costs because of more waste disposal, which has happened in Maine, municipalities can increase fees for any items being disposed of in order to deal with those increased costs.", "What they saw in Maine, especially in rural areas, was that people were bringing in hazardous waste like paint but also other hazardous waste that they had lying around for years, which benefits the environment and municipalities if people are incentivized to not leave hazardous waste on their property or improperly dispose of it."]}, {"who": "Heidi McAuliffe, Senior VP Government Affairs, American Coatings Association (ACA)", "points": ["The ACA represents paint manufactures, suppliers, and distributors.", "PaintCare is an in industry developed and supported program.", "About 25-35 years ago they didn\u2019t worry about the end-of-life management of paint. Paint manufacturers have come to realize the scope of this problem and that they need to help develop a solution.", "In the early 2000s they developed PaintCare, which is currently operating in 11 different states, soon to be 13 states, and 14 if NH passes this bill.", "Over the last 14 years the program has collected 76 million gallons of architectural paint, solvent-based paint and latex paint. 80% of the latex gets recycled back into mostly paint products and other products as well. There is not good technology to recycle solvent-based paint back into paint, so they currently send that mostly to energy recovery facilities.", "This program does exactly what they say it will do: it gets leftover paint out of basements and garages, and they make it convenient by setting up multiple locations. They make a commitment that they will set up a collection location within 15 miles of everyone\u2019s homes in this state. They send transporters to those locations to pick up the collected material, and they take it directly to processors.", "Once this program is enacted all legacy paint, which is old paint sitting around, can be brought to collection center at no cost. The program is funded by a fee and the fee is established by the stewardship organization after they do a thorough study of the cost of transportation, the cost of processing, and the sales of paint in the State of NH. They use a financial auditor to evaluate all of the different data points and determine a schedule of fees. For the smallest container of paint, it\u2019s zero; for a one gallon can, the fee ranges from 75 cents per gallon to 90 cents in the northeast. For a five gallon can it is somewhere around $1.50 or $1.75.", "That fee is paid directly by manufacturers on a quarterly basis to the stewardship organization. That fee is then added to the price of paint and is passed down through distributors to the retailers and then when the retailers sell the paint, the consumer pays it. That is 100% of the revenue for this program.", "They have been successful in diverting all collected material from landfills. In other states it\u2019s had an impact of preventing a lot of dumping because now it\u2019s convenient for consumers to bring the paint to collection locations.", "The manufacturer estimates their sales in the state and pays directly to the stewardship organization. The stewardship organization develops the plan, including the fee schedule, submits that to the agency and once the agency approves it, they\u2019ll spend the next couple months developing the retail network. They will also work with the local municipalities that are collecting paint and sign then up as collection locations.", "The local municipalities also stand to gain. Once they\u2019re cooperating with PaintCare, PaintCare will pay for the cost of transportation and processing.", "When retailers purchase paint from distributors nothing changes except the added fee on price of paint. They can choose to sign up as a collection location, but they don\u2019t need to.", "When a consumer returns leftover paint there is no charge. They bring it to a participating location and give it to an employee. The consumer will get educational information about this program when they buy the paint.", "Contractors benefit from the program as well through the large volume pick up service. They can arrange for PaintCare to send a truck to their location to collect leftover paint at no cost and take it directly to a processor.", "If this bill becomes law, PaintCare will work for the next 12 months to develop a program plan, working collaboratively with the agency. They will pay the agency for their time through a fee they pay when they submit the program plan as well as annually thereafter.", "Sen. Sullivan asked where the 20% of latex paint that is not able to be recycled goes.", "Ms. McAuliffe responded that it most likely goes to a landfill. She said it is typically latex paint not solvent.", "Sen. Sullivan said the manufacture is not just including this in the wholesale price, it is now a tax to the consumer.", "Ms. McAuliffe said it\u2019s a user fee and it is not set by the manufacturer. It is developed by an independent financial auditor working with PaintCare.", "Sen. Sullivan asked if she were to go to Home Depot and get a gallon of paint for $22, if the fee would be added after when she purchases it.", "Ms. McAuliffe said the purchase price is marked accordingly to include the fee from the manufacturer.", "Sen. Lang clarified that the price that\u2019s on the wall is inclusive of the fee and no one will be surprised at checkout.", "Ms. McAuliffe said yes.", "Sen. Rosenwald said she saw that PaintCare is a 501(C)3 and asked if it is currently registered with the NH Secretary of State\u2019s Office.", "Ms. McAuliffe said PaintCare is not currently working in NH so they are not registered. She added that it will be a state specific LLC once the bill is passed.", "Sen. Rosenwald clarified that she meant an LLC, not a 501(C)3.", "Ms. McAuliffe said yes it will be.", "Sen. Rosenwald stated that Ms. McAuliffe said there would be a fee paid by paint care to the agency. She said the fiscal note says that DES has to hire a part-time person for $49,000 and asked if that fee would cover the cost of that.", "Ms. McAuliffe said the philosophy of PaintCare is to reimburse the agency for 100% of its costs. That will be a negotiated element of the program plan."]}, {"who": "Michael Nork and Todd Piskovitz \u2013 DES", "points": ["They have not taken an official position on the bill but have worked extensively with the sponsor and the ACA on the technical aspects of the bill.", "Sen. Lang asked if the intention of the department was for the 20 hour a week person to be part of the plan to reimburse the agency.", "Mr. Piskovitz responded that he doesn\u2019t anticipate they would hire someone for this position, but they would set up an accounting code so that any work spent on this program can be identified on time sheets and sent to PaintCare and DES would expect to be reimbursed for that.", "Sen. Lang asked him to clarify that there would be no state expense on the DES side for this program.", "DES said that was correct. Mr. Nork said they tried to develop the fiscal note in a way that reflected that, which is why there is a revenue piece and an expenditure that are equal, so it is a wash. Mr. Piskovitz added that as Rep. Ebel said in her testimony, they anticipate the first year and a half of the program will take more time and effort, but once its established it will be a lot less work.", "Sen. Lang asked about the savings to local municipalities and taxpayers estimated at $150,000 per year in the fiscal note.", "Mr. Piskovitz said he thinks that number is quite low. They run a household hazardous waste grant program, and they provide grant assistance to roughly 23 municipalities or regional planning commissions and that figure was based on the numbers they\u2019re getting from the grant program. There are many municipalities that do not participate in the grant program so DES has no idea what their costs are.", "Sen. Lang asked if that grant program will still continue for the 47% of hazardous waste that is not collected through PaintCare.", "Mr. Piskovitz said that yes it would continue.", "Mr. Nork added that the hazardous waste collection aspect of paint management is one cost factor. They don\u2019t have any data on non-hazardous waste paint disposal that goes to landfills and what that cost represents to municipalities so that is another unknown variable. There are additional cost savings that municipalities would realize.", "Rep. Ebel said that line 25 of page 3 mentions administrative reimbursement. She wanted to ensure no financial hit to the state for this program. This provision tightly controls the reimbursement situation. The language at the top of page 3, line 3 says a paint collection site authorized shall not charge an additional amount for the collection of paint. Line 5 says they will include a per container assessment in the cost of the paint, so the customer experience will not change.", "Sen. Sullivan asked if she would support an amendment to line 7 that says that assessment amount will be included in the sticker price just to eliminate any potential confusion.", "Rep. Ebel asked that she collaborate with Chairman Hunt if she wants to do that. It is a user fee paid for by the user rather than being defrayed across all taxpayers through hazardous waste collection days.", "Sen. Rosenwald asked if there was a mechanism in the bill to make sure that the assessment added per container would not exceed the costs of the department.", "Rep. Ebel said there are audit provisions in the bill to make sure that is tightly controlled. She said she didn\u2019t think anyone was looking to make money on this program. 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Carry Spier", "committee": "Commerce and Consumer Affairs", "vote_yeas": 17, "vote_nays": 0, "text": "According to the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, 53% by weight of the material collected at household hazardous waste collection events is paint. Each collection event costs a community about $13,000. The portion paid to collect paint is about $7,000. However, an untold amount of latex paint is also dumped into the landfill because people are often unaware, the event is not easily accessible, or the community does not have one. Paint dumped into the landfill can ultimately contaminate groundwater and pollute soil even though most leftover latex paint can be recycled. Oil based paint is considered a hazardous material and as such can only legally be disposed of at a household hazardous waste collection event. The disposal and environmental costs are borne by taxpayers throughout the state. 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Paint retailers and communities in the state can choose to become collection or drop-off sites for unused paint on a voluntary no-cost basis while the representative program group will be responsible for all accumulation, transportation, recycling and disposal efforts after that point. Oil-based paint will be considered household waste for the purpose of these collections. Once the plan goes into effect, no paint manufacturer will be permitted to sell paint in New Hampshire unless they adhere to the requirements of the approved paint stewardship program. All costs associated with the program will be paid for by participating paint and coating manufacturers. The goals of this bill are supported by DES and, besides numerous conservation organizations, the bill is directly supported by Cassela, Waste Management of NH Inc., the Business & Industry Association (BIA), and the NH Municipal Association. 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Amend RSA 149-M by inserting after section 64 the following new subdivision: Paint Product Stewardship Program 149-M:65 Definitions. In this subdivision: I. \"Aerosol coating product\" means a pressurized coating product containing pigments or resins dispensed by means of a propellant and packaged and sold in a disposable aerosol container for hand-held application, or for use in specialized equipment for ground traffic or marking applications. II. \"Architectural paint\" means interior and exterior architectural coatings sold in containers of 5 gallons or less. III. \"Collection site\" means any location or event at which paint is accepted into a postconsumer paint stewardship program pursuant to a postconsumer paint stewardship program plan. IV. \"Department\" means the department of environmental services. V. \"Environmentally sound management practices\" means procedures for the collection, storage, transportation, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, and disposal of paint, that comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, including adequate record keeping, tracking and documenting of the final disposition of materials. VI. \"Postconsumer paint\" means paint not used and no longer wanted by a purchaser. VII. \"Manufacturer\" means manufacturer of a paint product who sells, offers for sale or distributes the paint product in the state under the manufacturer's own name or brand. VIII. \"Paint or paint product\" means architectural paint, aerosol coating products, and additional products as defined in an approved program plan. \"Paint\" or \"Paint product\" shall not include industrial or original equipment coatings. IX. \"Program\" means a postconsumer paint stewardship program established pursuant to RSA 149-M:66. X. \"Representative organization\" means a nonprofit organization established by a manufacturer to implement a postconsumer paint stewardship program. XI. \"Retailer\" means a company that offers paint or other allied products for retail sale in the state. 149-M:66 Paint Product Stewardship Program Plan. I. A manufacturer of paint sold at retail in New Hampshire, or representative organization, shall submit to the commissioner a plan for the establishment of a postconsumer paint product stewardship program to cover paint products as defined in RSA 149-M:65. Additional paint products may be proposed in a subsequent program plan in consultation with the department. II. A plan submitted to the department under this section shall: (a) Provide a list of participating manufacturers and brands covered by a program. (b) Provide information on the paint products covered by the program. (c) Describe how paint products covered by a program will be managed using environmentally sound management practices. (d) Describe education and outreach efforts to inform consumers about a program. (e) Describe the assessment added to each unit of paint product sold or transferred for retail sale or to the public in New Hampshire as a result of a program. III. Participation as a collection site is voluntary. A retailer or political subdivision that agrees to comply with any requirements that are consistent with the stewardship plan may request in writing to participate in the stewardship plan as an approved collection site. IV. A manufacturer may, individually or through a stewardship organization, suspend or terminate use of an approved collection site that does not comply with all applicable state, federal, or municipal laws and regulations or adhere to the rules and conditions imposed by the stewardship organization. 149-M:67 Plan Submission and Approval. I. A plan required by RSA 149-M:66 shall be submitted within 12 months of the effective date of this subdivision. The department may extend the time for submission of the plan for cause shown. A manufacturer or representative organization may propose an update to an approved program plan by submitting a revised program plan as described in RSA 149-M:66. II. Not later than 90 days after submission of a plan under this section, the department shall approve a plan submitted in accordance with RSA 149-M:66 and send written notification of such approval to the organization that submitted the plan upon determining that the organization submitting the plan fulfilled the requirements of RSA 149-M:66, II. III. If the department does not approve the plan, the department shall provide written notification to the organization that submitted the plan of the reason for the denial. Such denial shall not preclude the organization from submitting an amended plan. 149-M:68 Sale of Paint. Upon the date of implementation: I. A manufacturer or retailer shall not sell, or offer for sale, a paint product to any person in New Hampshire unless the manufacturer or manufacturer's representative organization is implementing an approved program plan as required by RSA 149-M:66. II. A retailer shall be in compliance with this section if, on the date the paint product was offered for sale, the manufacturer is listed on the department's website as implementing or participating in an approved program plan, or if the paint brand is listed on the department's website as being included in the program. III. A paint collection site authorized under the provisions of this section shall not charge any additional amount for the management of paint when it is offered for collection. IV. Each manufacturer, distributor, and retailer shall include the per-container assessment amount set forth in an approved plan in the purchase price of any paint product sold in or into New Hampshire. 149-M:69 Annual Report. I. A manufacturer or representative organization implementing an approved program plan under this subdivision shall submit a report annually to the commissioner that details the program in accordance with the program plan requirements. II. The first annual report shall be due 120 days after completion of the first year of program implementation, and in no case later than 18 months from the date the plan was approved. Thereafter, annual reports shall be submitted within 120 days after the end of each calendar year. 149-M:70 Liability and Disclosure. I. A manufacturer or representative organization implementing or participating in a program shall be exempt from RSA 356 with respect to any claim of a violation of antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practice, or other anticompetitive conduct arising from conduct undertaken in accordance with a program. II. Financial, production or sales data reported to the department by a manufacturer or by the representative organization is not a public record pursuant to RSA 91-A:5, IV and rules adopted by the department pursuant thereto and shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure. The commissioner may release a summary form of such data that does not disclose financial, production or sales data of the manufacturer, retailer or representative organization. 149-M:71 Administrative Reimbursement. I. Manufacturers and stewardship organizations shall collectively pay the department's reasonably incurred administrative costs related to implementing this chapter. The timing and amount of administrative payments shall be determined in consultation with the department. II. No later than 90 days before a stewardship plan is required to be submitted to the department, the department shall notify each manufacturer acting individually and each representative organization of its reasonably incurred administrative costs related to implementing this chapter. This shall include reasonable actual costs associated with rulemaking and other startup activities before the stewardship plan is submitted and approved. 149-M:72 Implementation. A program plan shall be implemented within 6 months of the date of approval by the department. The department may extend the date of implementation for good cause shown. The department may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement the program. 149-M:73 Postconsumer Paint from Households and Small Businesses. I. Postconsumer paint that is otherwise defined as hazardous waste by RSA 147-A and rules adopted by the department pursuant thereto, and that is received at a collection site, shall be managed as universal waste in accordance with rules established by the department. II. Any person who agrees to operate a collection point and who responsibly implements environmentally-sound management practices in good faith shall not be subject to penalties for the acceptance or storage of, or for any spill, leak, or discharge of collected paint, or other materials that are inadvertently accepted pursuant to the program, and which occurs despite the implementation of such practices. III. Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the collection of postconsumer paint by a stewardship program where such collection is authorized under any other laws or regulations. IV. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any requirements applicable to facilities that treat, dispose of, or recycle postconsumer paint products under an otherwise applicable law, rule or regulation. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.", "source": "HC015.pdf", "targets": ["the whole bill", "section 64"], "supersedes": []}, {"num": "2026-0054s", "kind": "Floor Amendment", "where": "floor", "date": "2026-01-07", "body": "S", "adopted": false, "vote_kind": "DIV", "mover": "Sen. 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Amend RSA 149-M by inserting after section 64 the following new subdivision:\nPaint Product Stewardship Program\n149-M:65 Definitions. In this subdivision:\nI. \"Aerosol coating product\" means a pressurized coating product containing pigments or resins dispensed by means of a propellant and packaged and sold in a disposable aerosol container for hand-held application, or for use in specialized equipment for ground traffic or marking applications.\nII. \"Architectural paint\" means interior and exterior architectural coatings sold in containers of 5 gallons or less.\nIII. \"Collection site\" means any location or event at which paint is accepted into a postconsumer paint stewardship program pursuant to a postconsumer paint stewardship program plan.\nIV. \"Department\" means the department of environmental services.\nV. \"Environmentally sound management practices\" means procedures for the collection, storage, transportation, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, and disposal of paint, that comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including adequate record keeping, tracking, and documenting of the final disposition of materials.\nVI. \"Postconsumer paint\" means paint not used and no longer wanted by a purchaser.\nVII. \"Manufacturer\" means a manufacturer of a paint product who sells, offers for sale, or distributes the paint product in the state under the manufacturer\u2019s own name or brand.\nVIII. \"Paint\" or \"paint product\" means architectural paint, aerosol coating products, and additional products as defined in an approved program plan. \u201cPaint\u201d or \u201cpaint product\u201d shall not include industrial or original equipment coatings.\nIX. \"Program\" means a postconsumer paint stewardship program established pursuant to RSA 149-M:66.\nX. \"Representative organization\" means a nonprofit organization established by a manufacturer to implement a postconsumer paint stewardship program.\nXI. \"Retailer\" means a company that offers paint or other allied products for retail sale in the state.\n149-M:66 Paint Product Stewardship Program Plan.\nI. A manufacturer of paint sold at retail in New Hampshire, or representative organization, shall submit to the commissioner a plan for the establishment of a postconsumer paint product stewardship program to cover paint products as defined in RSA 149-M:65. Additional paint products may be proposed in a subsequent program plan in consultation with the department.\nII. A plan submitted to the department under this section shall:\n(a) Provide a list of participating manufacturers and brands covered by a program.\n(b) Provide information on the paint products covered by the program.\n(c) Describe how paint products covered by a program will be managed using environmentally sound management practices.\n(d) Describe education and outreach efforts to inform consumers about a program.\n(e) Describe the assessment added to each unit of paint product sold or transferred for retail sale or to the public in New Hampshire as a result of a program.\nIII. Participation as a collection site is voluntary. A retailer or political subdivision that agrees to comply with any requirements that are consistent with the stewardship plan may request in writing to participate in the stewardship plan as an approved collection site.\nIV. A manufacturer may, individually or through a stewardship organization, suspend or terminate use of an approved collection site that does not comply with all applicable state, federal, or municipal laws and regulations or adhere to the rules and conditions imposed by the stewardship organization.\n149-M:67 Plan Submission and Approval.\nI. A plan required by RSA 149-M:66 shall be submitted within 12 months of the effective date of this subdivision. The department may extend the time for submission of the plan for cause shown. A manufacturer or representative organization may propose an update to an approved program plan by submitting a revised program plan as described in RSA 149-M:66.\nII. Not later than 90 days after submission of a plan under this section, the department shall approve a plan submitted in accordance with RSA 149-M:66 and send written notification of such approval to the organization that submitted the plan upon determining that the organization submitting the plan fulfilled the requirements of RSA 149-M:66, II.\nIII. If the department does not approve the plan, the department shall provide written notification to the organization that submitted the plan of the reason for the denial. Such denial shall not preclude the organization from submitting an amended plan.\n149-M:68 Sale of Paint. Upon the date of implementation:\nI. A manufacturer or retailer shall not sell, or offer for sale, a paint product to any person in New Hampshire unless the manufacturer or manufacturer\u2019s representative organization is implementing an approved program plan as required by RSA 149-M:66.\nII. A retailer shall be in compliance with this section if, on the date the paint product was offered for sale, the manufacturer is listed on the department\u2019s website as implementing or participating in an approved program plan, or if the paint brand is listed on the department\u2019s website as being included in the program.\nIII. A paint collection site authorized under the provisions of this section shall not charge any additional amount for the management of paint when it is offered for collection.\nIV. Each manufacturer, distributor, and retailer shall include the per-container assessment amount set forth in an approved plan in the purchase price of any paint product sold in or into New Hampshire.\n149-M:69 Annual Report.\nI. A manufacturer or representative organization implementing an approved program plan under this subdivision shall submit a report annually to the commissioner that details the program in accordance with the program plan requirements.\nII. The first annual report shall be due 120 days after completion of the first year of program implementation, and in no case later than 18 months from the date the plan was approved. Thereafter, annual reports shall be submitted within 120 days after the end of each calendar year.\n149-M:70 Liability and Disclosure.\nI. A manufacturer or representative organization implementing or participating in a program shall be exempt from RSA 356 with respect to any claim of a violation of antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practice, or other anticompetitive conduct arising from conduct undertaken in accordance with a program.\nII. Financial, production, or sales data reported to the department by a manufacturer or by the representative organization is not a public record pursuant to RSA 91-A:5, IV and rules adopted by the department pursuant thereto and shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure. The commissioner may release a summary form of such data that does not disclose financial, production, or sales data of the manufacturer, retailer, or representative organization.\n149-M:71 Administrative Reimbursement.\nI. Manufacturers and stewardship organizations shall collectively pay the department\u2019s reasonably incurred administrative costs related to implementing this chapter. The timing and amount of administrative payments shall be determined in consultation with the department.\nII. No later than 90 days before a stewardship plan is required to be submitted to the department, the department shall notify each manufacturer acting individually and each representative organization of its reasonably incurred administrative costs related to implementing this chapter. This shall include reasonable actual costs associated with rulemaking and other startup activities before the stewardship plan is submitted and approved.\n149-M:72 Implementation. A program plan shall be implemented within 6 months of the date of approval by the department. The department may extend the date of implementation for good cause shown. The department may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement the program.\n149-M:73 Postconsumer Paint from Households and Small Businesses.\nI. Postconsumer paint that is otherwise defined as hazardous waste by RSA 147-A and rules adopted by the department pursuant thereto, and that is received at a collection site, shall be managed as universal waste in accordance with rules established by the department.\nII. Any person who agrees to operate a collection point and who responsibly implements environmentally-sound management practices in good faith shall not be subject to penalties for the acceptance or storage of, or for any spill, leak, or discharge of collected paint, or other materials that are inadvertently accepted pursuant to the program, and which occurs despite the implementation of such practices.\nIII. Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the collection of postconsumer paint by a stewardship program where such collection is authorized under any other laws or regulations.\nIV. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any requirements applicable to facilities that treat, dispose of, or recycle postconsumer paint products under an otherwise applicable law, rule, or regulation.\n2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.\nVETOED March 16, 2026 / Veto Sustained April 9, 2026\nLBA\n25-0600\n5/9/25\nHB 451-FN- FISCAL NOTE\nAS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-0458h)\nAN ACT establishing the paint product stewardship program.\nMETHODOLOGY:\nThis bill would amend RSA 149-M to create a paint stewardship program, managed by manufacturers or a representative organization, which would submit a plan to the Department of Environmental Services detailing collection, management, funding through fees, and site distribution. The Department would oversee rulemaking, plan reviews, regulatory enforcement, and evaluation, with administrative costs reimbursed annually by manufacturers through a fee paid to the General Fund.\nThe Department estimates implementing this bill would require hiring a part-time Environmentalist IV (SOC 19, Band 8) for approximately 20 hours per week, starting July 1, 2025, with an expense for salary and position costs of $49,000 for FY 2026 and $48,000 for FY 2027, to handle rulemaking and startup activities. It is assumed the $50,000 cost in FY 2028 would be included in the Department's FY 2028 and FY 2029 budget requests. Additionally, the costs for this position are expected to be fully covered by administrative fees paid by manufacturers or a representative organization and reflected in the increase in General Fund revenue above.\nThe Department also states the impact to local expenditures is an indeterminable decrease of at least $150,000 per a year, starting in FY 2027, for reduced expenditures in waste paint management as these costs would shift to the paint stewardship program. While data on municipal solid waste paint disposal costs are unavailable, the Department has some data on household hazardous waste (HHW) paint management. In FY 2024, invoices from HHW collection events show municipalities spent at least $150,000 on paint disposal. This figure is incomplete, as it only includes municipalities reimbursed through the Department's HHW Grant Program, and some invoices combine costs, making it difficult to calculate paint-specific expenses. Despite these gaps, the total statewide cost is likely to be much higher, however $150,000 serves as a baseline for potential savings under this bill.\nIt is assumed that any fiscal impact will occur after FY 2025.\nAGENCIES CONTACTED:\nDepartment of Environmental Services", "in_text": [{"date": "13Mar2025", "short": "0458h", "num": "2025-0458h"}], "chars": 12965}, "nver": 4, "namd": 2, "rsa": {"RSA 149-M": "/laws/149-m", "RSA 149-M:66": "/laws/149-m#s66", "RSA 149-M:65": "/laws/149-m#s65", "RSA 356": "/laws/356", "RSA 91-A:5": "/laws/91-a#s5", "RSA 541-A": "/laws/541-a", "RSA 147-A": "/laws/147-a"}, "amends": {"RSA 149-M": "/laws/149-m"}, "related": [{"g": 2, "o": "2025-2026/HB1198", "n": "HB 1198-FN", "t": "establishing the paint product stewardship program.", "y": 2026, "c": "Interim Study", "s": "This term's {b} has the same text."}]}