The Nature Conservancy
2026 Legislative Bill Tracking
Monday, November 02, 2026 8:49 PM
| Bill | Bill Title & Upcoming Hearings | Sponsor | Status | Priority/Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 97 | Making An Appropriation to The Department Of Environmental Services For Wastewater Infrastructure Projects. |  *Rep. Thomas Buco 01-DRep. David Preece 17-D Rep. Nancy Murphy 12-D Sen. Denise Ricciardi 09-R | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 175-156 01/07/2026 (1/7) | |
| HB 100 | Prohibiting The Use Of State Funds For New Passenger Rail Projects. | *Rep. Aidan Ankarberg 07-I Rep. Erica Layon 13-R Rep. Jess Edwards 31-R Rep. Ross Berry 44-R | Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation 09/29/2026 (Vote 10-0; ) (9/30) | |
| HB 105 | Creating A New Conservation License Plate and Directing The Additional Fee to The Cyanobacteria Mitigation Loan and Grant Fund. | *Rep. Rosemarie Rung 12-D Rep. Daniel Veilleux 34-D Rep. John MacDonald 06-R Rep. Karel Crawford 03-R Rep. Will Darby 11-D Sen. David Watters 04-D | Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/07/2026 (1/7) | |
| HB 215 | Requiring A Landfill Permit Applicant to Submit A Report Listing Potential Harms and Benefits Of The Project. | *Rep. Nicholas Germana 15-D Rep. James Gruber 16-D Rep. Jared Sullivan 02-D Rep. Kelley Potenza 19-R Rep. Peter Bixby 13-D Rep. Seth King 04-R Rep. Wendy Thomas 12-D Sen. David Rochefort 01-R Sen. Donovan Fenton 10-D | Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026 (5/5) | |
| HB 221 | (new Title) Enabling Electric Utilities to Own, Operate, and Offer Advanced Nuclear Resources, and Relative to Purchased Power Agreements For Electric Distribution Utilities and Limitations On Community Customer Generators. 12/16 - homebuilders beat this last time; TBD on what happens this year. |
 *Rep. Michael Harrington 18-RRep. Douglas Thomas 16-R Rep. JD Bernardy 36-R Rep. James Summers 20-R Rep. Jeanine Notter 12-R | Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 152-167 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote (8/19) | |
| HB 224 | Relative to Rebates to Ratepayers From The Renewable Energy Fund. |  *Rep. Jeanine Notter 12-RRep. Douglas Thomas 16-R Rep. Jason Osborne 02-R Rep. Ross Berry 44-R Sen. Keith Murphy 16-R | Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation 09/02/2026 (Vote 11-7; ) (9/14) | |
| HB 246 | Directing The State Conservation Committee to Implement The Conservation District Climate Resilience Grant Program and Making An Appropriation Therefor. |  *Rep. Judy Aron 04-RRep. Brian Sullivan 01-D Rep. James Creighton 30-R Rep. Karen Ebel 07-D Rep. Lucius Parshall 08-D Rep. Peter Bixby 13-D Sen. David Watters 04-D Sen. Howard Pearl 17-R | Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/12/2026 (3/12) | |
| HB 266 | (new Title) Relative to Structural Changes to The Department Of Energy and Creating A Limited Exemption From Parental Consent Required For Certain Recordings Under The Parental Bill Of Rights and Relative to The Effect Of Murder On A Decedent's Estate. | *Rep. Michael Harrington 18-R Rep. James Summers 20-R Rep. Jeanine Notter 12-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 03/03/2026; Chapter 4; eff. I. Sec 5-8 eff 3/3/2026 II. Rem eff 5/2/2026 (3/4) | |
| HB 306 | Establishing A Commission to Study The Short and Long-term Impacts Of Pending National and Regional Carbon Pricing Mechanisms On New Hampshire's Citizens, Businesses, Institutions, and Environment. | *Rep. Wendy Thomas 12-D Rep. Patrick Long 26-D | Lay HB306 on Table (Rep. Osborne): MA VV 02/06/2025 (2/6) | |
| HB 526 | Establishing A Climate Change and Damage Division In The Department Of Environmental Services. | *Rep. Wendy Thomas 12-D | Lay HB526 on Table (Rep. Osborne): MA VV 02/06/2025 (2/6) | |
| HB 535 | Relative to Defining The Role Of The Public Utilities Commission. |  *Rep. Thomas Cormen 15-DSen. David Watters 04-D | Lay HB535 on Table (Rep. Sweeney): MA DV 194-153 03/20/2025 (3/20) | |
| HB 568 | Allowing Subdivision Regulations Concerning Water Supply. |  *Rep. Kat McGhee 35-DRep. Bill Boyd 12-R Rep. Diane Pauer 36-R Rep. Kate Murray 22-D Rep. Nancy Murphy 12-D Rep. Rosemarie Rung 12-D | Lay HB568 on Table (Rep. Sweeney): MA VV 03/27/2025 (3/27) | |
| HB 595 | Relative to Coastal Resilience Zones. |  *Rep. Chris Muns 29-DRep. Aboul Khan 30-R Rep. Dennis Malloy 24-D Rep. Erica de Vries 29-D Rep. Jim Maggiore 23-D Rep. Michael Edgar 29-D Rep. Peggy Balboni 38-D Rep. Zoe Manos 12-D Sen. Bill Gannon 23-R Sen. Debra Altschiller 24-D Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 21-D | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 (1/7) | |
| HB 674 | Relative to Non-wire Alternatives, Time-of-use Tariffs, and Multi-year Rate Settings. 12/16 - does things that are already done; probably not going anywhere. |
 *Rep. Tony Caplan 08-DRep. Kat McGhee 35-D Rep. Lucius Parshall 08-D Rep. Peter Bixby 13-D Rep. Peter Schmidt 14-D Rep. Thomas Cormen 15-D Rep. Wendy Thomas 12-D Sen. David Watters 04-D Sen. Debra Altschiller 24-D | Lay HB674 on Table (Rep. McGhee): MA VV 03/26/2025 (3/26) | |
| HB 692 | Relative to Utility Companies Adopting Advanced Meters. 12/16 - may be the same as LSR897 |
*Rep. Kat McGhee 35-D Rep. Lucius Parshall 08-D Sen. David Watters 04-D | Lay HB692 on Table (Rep. Vose): MA VV 03/26/2025 (3/26) | |
| HB 723 | Repealing The Multi-use Energy Data Platform. | *Rep. Lex Berezhny 11-R Rep. Dan McGuire 14-R Rep. Donald McFarlane 18-R Rep. Douglas Thomas 16-R Rep. JD Bernardy 36-R Rep. James Summers 20-R Rep. Jeanine Notter 12-R Rep. Michael Harrington 18-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 28; eff. 06/21/2026 (4/22) | |
| HB 755 | Relative to The State's Electric Utility Market. | *Rep. Kat McGhee 35-D Rep. Thomas Cormen 15-D Rep. Tony Caplan 08-D Sen. David Watters 04-D | Lay HB755 on Table (Rep. McGhee): MA VV 03/26/2025 (3/26) | |
| HB 759 | Relative to Community Energy Generators. 12/16 - LSR 895-898; part of whole CPCNH Package. This is similar to 2024 HB1600. Offtakers of NEM DG up to 5MW. |
*Rep. Thomas Cormen 15-D Rep. Kat McGhee 35-D Sen. David Watters 04-D | Lay HB759 on Table (Rep. Cormen): MA VV 03/26/2025 (3/26) | |
| HB 760 | Relative to Utility Default Service. 12/16 - LSR 895-898; part of whole CPCNH Package. Changes to 374: F. Real time market risk. |
*Rep. Thomas Cormen 15-D Rep. Chris Muns 29-D Rep. Jason Osborne 02-R Rep. Kat McGhee 35-D Rep. Keith Ammon 42-R Rep. Tony Caplan 08-D Rep. Wendy Thomas 12-D Rep. Will Darby 11-D Sen. David Watters 04-D | Lay HB760 on Table (Rep. Vose): MA VV 03/26/2025 (3/26) | |
| HB 761 | Relative to Customer Energy Storage. 12/16 - LSR 895-898; part of whole CPCNH Package. Could go away in favor of 871 |
*Rep. Thomas Cormen 15-D Rep. Kat McGhee 35-D Rep. Keith Ammon 42-R Rep. Tony Caplan 08-D Sen. David Watters 04-D | Lay HB761 on Table (Rep. Vose): MA VV 03/26/2025 (3/26) | |
| HB 1027 | Subjecting Appropriations Of Local Conservation Commissions to The Approval Of Local Governing Bodies. | *Rep. Laurel Stavis 13-D Rep. David Fracht 16-D Rep. Eleana Colby 09-D Rep. Jim Maggiore 23-D Rep. Stephanie Grund 34-D Sen. Suzanne Prentiss 05-D | Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 10-7; RC) (2/24) | |
| HB 1054 | Establishing A Committee to Study The Decline Of Insect Populations In New Hampshire. |  *Rep. Peter Bixby 13-DRep. Judy Aron 04-R Rep. Liz Barbour 35-R Rep. Nicholas Germana 15-D | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 (2/19) | |
| HB 1089 | Extending The Authorization Of The Department Of Environmental Services For The Evaluation and Mitigation Of New Community Water System Contamination Risks. |  *Rep. Tanya Donnelly 25-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 155; eff.08/18/2026 (6/24) | |
| HB 1093 | (new Title) Relative to Public Charter Schools and Governmental Land Use Exemptions. | *Rep. Tanya Donnelly 25-R Rep. Dennis Mannion 25-R Rep. John Janigian 25-R Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia 03-R Rep. Maureen Mooney 12-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/05/2026; Chapter 118; eff.08/04/2026 (6/9) | |
| HB 1120 | Allowing Subdivision Regulations Concerning Water Supply. | *Rep. Kat McGhee 35-D Rep. Bill Boyd 12-R Rep. Kristine Perez 16-R Rep. Nancy Murphy 12-D Rep. Rosemarie Rung 12-D | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 (2/19) | |
| HB 1144 | Amending The?Excavation Tax Rate. | *Rep. Thomas Schamberg 06-D | Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/02/2026 (Vote 11-8; RC) (2/6) | |
| HB 1148 | Adding Cyanobacteria and Algae Blooms to The Study Of The Exotic Aquatic Weeds and Species Committee. | *Rep. Tanya Donnelly 25-R Rep. Will Darby 11-D Sen. Howard Pearl 17-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/28/2026; Chapter 89; eff. 07/27/2026 (6/1) | |
| HB 1151 | Relative to Conservation Commission Appropriations. | *Rep. Jim Maggiore 23-D | Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/18/2026; Chapter 72; eff.07/17/2026 (5/19) | |
| HB 1169 | Relative to Notification Waiting Periods to The Underground Utility Damage Prevention Laws. |  *Rep. Brian Labrie 02-RRep. Brian Cole 26-R Rep. John Potucek 13-R Rep. Mike Drago 04-R Rep. Mike Ouellet 03-R | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 (2/5) | |
| HB 1204 | Relative to The Grading and Use Of Timber Grown In New Hampshire. |  *Rep. Arnold Davis 02-RRep. Brian Cole 26-R Rep. James Tierney 01-R Rep. Sean Durkin 01-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 32; eff. 10/19/2026 (4/22) | |
| HB 1205 | (new Title) Prohibiting State and County Owned Lands From Participating In Timber Carbon Sequestration Projects. | *Rep. Arnold Davis 02-R Rep. Brian Cole 26-R Rep. James Tierney 01-R Rep. Sean Durkin 01-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2026; Chapter 51; eff. 07/07/2026 (5/12) | |
| HB 1273 | Enabling Municipal Support and Incentives For Residential Flood Resilience Improvements. | *Rep. Chris Muns 29-D Rep. Jim Maggiore 23-D Rep. Matt Sabourin dit Choini?re 30-R Rep. Michael Edgar 29-D Rep. Nicholas Bridle 29-R Rep. Peggy Balboni 38-D Rep. Will Darby 11-D Sen. Debra Altschiller 24-D | Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 12-5; RC) (2/27) | |
| HB 1297 | Relative to Property Owned Pursuant to The Public Trust Doctrine. | *Rep. James Newsom 09-D | Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/13/2026 (Vote 12-6; RC) (2/27) | |
| HB 1425 | Relative to The Development Of An Online Wetlands Permit Processing System. | *Rep. Tanya Donnelly 25-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/12/2026; Chapter 132; eff. 08/11/2026 (6/22) | |
| HB 1468 | (new Title) Relative to A Flood Resilience Section In Municipal Master Plans. | Rep. Hope Damon 08-D Rep. John Cloutier 06-D Rep. Judy Aron 04-R Rep. Paul Berch 06-D Rep. Wendy Thomas 12-D Sen. Ruth Ward 08-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 170; eff. 08/18/2026 (6/24) | |
| HB 1603 | (new Title) Requiring The Executive Director Of The Department Of Fish and Game to Adopt Rules Relative to Procedures For Verifying Accuracy Of Records Collected Relative to Threatened and Endangered Wildlife and Ensuring Landowner Permission Is Granted For The Gathering Of Such Record. | *Rep. Sayra DeVito 08-R Rep. Calvin Beaulier 01-R Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia 03-R Rep. Linda McGrath 40-R Rep. Lisa Mazur 44-R Rep. Mary Murphy 27-R Rep. Matt Sabourin dit Choini?re 30-R Rep. Melissa Litchfield 32-R Rep. Susan DeRoy 03-R Rep. Tom Mannion 01-R Sen. Keith Murphy 16-R | Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 236; eff. 8/31/2026 (7/10) | |
| HB 1611 | Relative to The Taking Of Private Property. |  *Rep. John Potucek 13-RRep. Paul Terry 07-R | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 (3/11) | |
| HB 1655 | Establishing A Funding Source For Maintaining State Owned Dams. |  *Rep. Will Darby 11-DRep. Dennis Malloy 24-D Rep. Ron Dunn 16-R | Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 (8/20) | |
| HB 1691 | Relative to Limitations and Qualifications For Land Placed In Current Use. |  *Rep. Ellen Read 10-DRep. Jonah Wheeler 33-D | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 (3/5) | |
| HB 1711 | Relative to Governmental Land Uses. |  *Rep. David Fracht 16-DRep. Deborah Aylward 05-R Rep. Diane Pauer 36-R | Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/23/2026 (4/17) | |
| HB 1752 | Requiring The Creation Of A Ticket to Follow Timber Through The Harvesting and Production Process to Establish A Chain Of Custody. |  *Rep. Heath Howard 04-DRep. David Nagel 06-R Rep. Peter Bixby 13-D | Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 (8/20) | |
| HB 1783 | Relative to Benefits Issued to Certain Water-related Infrastructure Projects. | *Rep. Chris Muns 29-D Rep. Allan Howland 20-D Rep. Connie Lane 16-D Rep. Efstathia Booras 08-D Rep. Ellen Read 10-D Rep. Erica de Vries 29-D Rep. Jim Maggiore 23-D Rep. Karen Hegner 41-D Rep. Laurel Stavis 13-D Sen. Debra Altschiller 24-D Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 21-D | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 (3/5) | |
| HR 44 | Concerning The Protection Of Public Lands. |  *Rep. Anita Burroughs 02-DRep. Alicia Gregg 07-D Rep. Allison Knab 12-D Rep. Carry Spier 06-D Rep. Jared Sullivan 02-D Rep. Jonathan Smith 05-R Rep. Richard Brown 03-R | Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0800h and 2026-1078h: MA VV 03/12/2026 (3/12) | |
| SB 111 | Authorizing A Reliability Indexing Credit Pilot Program. |  *Sen. David Watters 04-DRep. Kat McGhee 35-D Rep. Thomas Cormen 15-D Rep. Tony Caplan 08-D Sen. Cindy Rosenwald 13-D Sen. Donovan Fenton 10-D Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 21-D | Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026 (1/7) | |
| SB 150 | Defining Electric Vehicle Charging Station and Charging A Fee For Annual Testing By The Division Of Weights and Measures. | *Sen. David Watters 04-D Rep. Carol McGuire 27-R Rep. George Sykes 14-D Sen. Cindy Rosenwald 13-D Sen. Debra Altschiller 24-D Sen. Donovan Fenton 10-D Sen. Pat Long 20-D Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 21-D | Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/08/2026 (1/8) | |
| SB 226 | Suspending Applications For New Landfills and Establishing A Committee to Study The Feasibility Of Incinerating Solid Waste. |  *Sen. David Rochefort 01-RRep. Jonah Wheeler 33-D Rep. Nicholas Germana 15-D Sen. Denise Ricciardi 09-R Sen. Donovan Fenton 10-D | Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 01/07/2026 (1/7) | |
| SB 562 | Relative to A Home Damage Mitigation and Resiliency Program. |  *Sen. Daryl Abbas 22-RRep. Sherman Packard 16-R Sen. Bill Gannon 23-R Sen. Cindy Rosenwald 13-D Sen. David Watters 04-D Sen. Kevin Avard 12-R Sen. Timothy Lang 02-R | Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2026; Chapter 265; Effective 08/31/2026 (7/9) | |
| SB 565 | (new Title) Requiring The Commissioner Of The Insurance Department to Prepare and Publish A Report Regarding Fortified Home and Commercial Standards, and Other Mitigation and Resiliency Programs. | *Sen. David Watters 04-D Rep. Chris Muns 29-D Rep. John Potucek 13-R Rep. Michael Edgar 29-D Sen. Cindy Rosenwald 13-D Sen. Debra Altschiller 24-D Sen. Donovan Fenton 10-D Sen. Kevin Avard 12-R Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 21-D | Signed by the Governor on 06/19/2026; Chapter 202; Effective 01/01/2027 (6/24) | |
| SB 592 | Enabling Regional, Conservation, and Energy Resource Planning For Habitat Strongholds and Wildlife Corridors and Creating A Commission to Study Transferring Ownership Of The Winnipesaukee River Basin Program to An Alternative Authority. | *Sen. David Watters 04-D Rep. Cathryn Harvey 06-D Rep. Mike Ouellet 03-R Rep. Peter Bixby 13-D Sen. Cindy Rosenwald 13-D Sen. Debra Altschiller 24-D Sen. Kevin Avard 12-R Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka 21-D Sen. Regina Birdsell 19-R | III. Remainder Effective 09/13/2026 (7/17) | |
| SB 627 | (second New Title) Relative to Toll Rate Adjustments For The New Hampshire Turnpike System to Support The 2027-2036 Ten-year Transportation Plan | *Sen. David Watters 04-D Sen. Donovan Fenton 10-D Sen. Tara Reardon 15-D | Notwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall SB 627 Become Law: RC 0Y-24N, Veto Sustained, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote; 08/19/2026 (8/19) | |
| LSR 3210 | Establishing Revolving Funds For Energy and Natural Resource Projects. |  *Rep. Julie Gilman 11-DRep. David Fracht 16-D Rep. Deborah Aylward 05-R Rep. Laurel Stavis 13-D Rep. Matthew Hicks 24-D Rep. Nicholas Germana 15-D |