New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 123: defining pre-sequestration timber tax revenue, establishing a moratorium on carbon sequestration and establishing a commission to study the effects of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests upon state and local tax revenue, effective forest management, and the health of New Hampshire’s logging industry.

Enacted Last action July 22, 2025: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 164; eff. I. Sec 4 eff 11/01/2027 II. Rem eff 07/01/2025 HJ 18

Plain-language summary

HB 123 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: defining pre-sequestration timber tax revenue, establishing a moratorium on carbon sequestration and establishing a commission to study the effects of carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests upon state and local tax revenue, effective forest management, and the health of New Hampshire’s logging industry. Primary sponsor: Arnold G Davis. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 22, 2025): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 164; eff. I. Sec 4 eff 11/01/2027 II. Rem eff 07/01/2025 HJ 18.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Arnold G Davis. 6 co-sponsors.