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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

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.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 302 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Howard Pearl (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Howard PearlPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  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

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source