HB1704 (2020) Detail

Relative to compost.


HB 1704 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2020 SESSION

20-3104

08/10

 

HOUSE BILL 1704

 

AN ACT relative to compost.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Ebel, Merr. 5; Rep. O'Connor, Rock. 6; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 22; Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 27; Rep. Von Plinsky, Ches. 7; Rep. Suzanne Smith, Graf. 8; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Chandley, Dist 11; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24

 

COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill requires the department of environmental services to make certain rules regarding compost.

 

This bill is a request of the HB 617 study committee on recycling and solid waste.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-3104

08/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

 

AN ACT relative to compost.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Compost; Rulemaking.  The commissioner shall initiate rulemaking pursuant to RSA 149-M:7, XV by September 30, 2020 relative to requirements and best practices for facilities that compost organics, including vegetable matter, meat, meat byproducts, dairy products, and dairy product derivatives.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Links


Date Body Type
Feb. 18, 2020 House Hearing
Feb. 27, 2020 House Exec Session
House Floor Vote
March 11, 2020 House Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB1704 Revision: 7791 Date: Jan. 6, 2020, 1:41 p.m.

Docket


June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8


June 16, 2020: Introduced 06/16/2020, and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020; SJ 8


March 11, 2020: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2020 HJ 7 P. 25


March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/11/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 10 P. 15


: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)


Feb. 27, 2020: Executive Session: 02/27/2020 10:00 am LOB 303


Feb. 18, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/18/2020 03:30 pm LOB 303


Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 32