HB 556 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0817
11/06
HOUSE BILL 556
AN ACT relative to the sale of products labeled as biodegradable or compostable.
SPONSORS: Rep. Parshall, Ches. 8; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the sale or offering for sale of certain products labeled biodegradable or compostable unless the product meets third-party certification standards
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0817
11/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the sale of products labeled as biodegradable or compostable.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Solid Waste Management; Sales of Certain Products. Amend RSA 149-M:27 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. No person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any product labeled as biodegradable or compostable unless the product meets third-party certification by an organization such as BPI or others that adhere to the ASTM 6400 standard as set forth by the American Society for Testing and Materials.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 19, 2025 | House | Hearing |
March 7, 2025: Subcommittee Work Session: 03/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Feb. 13, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 11:30 am LOB 302-304
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 15