HB 1192 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2483
08/07
HOUSE BILL 1192
AN ACT exempting certain household pharmaceutical wastes from the definition of hazardous waste.
SPONSORS: Rep. Haskins, Rock. 11; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts certain household pharmaceutical wastes from the definition of hazardous 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2483
08/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT exempting certain household pharmaceutical wastes from the definition of hazardous waste.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Hazardous Waste Management; Definitions. Amend RSA 147-B:2, VII(b) to read as follows:
(b) Or which has been identified as a hazardous waste by the department using the criteria established under RSA 147-A:3, I or as listed under RSA 147-A:3, II. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, those which are reactive, toxic, corrosive, ignitable, irritants, strong sensitizers or which generate pressure through decomposition, heat or other means. Such wastes do not include radioactive substances that are regulated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or household pharmaceutical wastes collected pursuant to RSA 318-E.
2 Hazardous Waste Management; Definitions. Amend RSA 147-C:1, VI(b) to read as follows:
(b) Or which has been identified as a hazardous waste by the department using the criteria established under RSA 147-A:3, I or as listed under RSA 147-A:3, II. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, those which are reactive, toxic, corrosive, ignitable, irritants, strong sensitizers or which generate pressure through decomposition, heat or other means. Such wastes do not include radioactive substances that are regulated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or household pharmaceutical wastes collected pursuant to RSA 318-E.
3 Hazardous Waste Management; Definitions. Amend RSA 147-D:1, VI(b) to read as follows:
(b) Or which has been identified as a hazardous waste by the department using the criteria established under RSA 147-A:3, I or as listed under RSA 147-A:3, II. Such wastes include, but are not limited to, those which are reactive, toxic, corrosive, ignitable, irritants, strong sensitizers or which generate pressure through decomposition, heat or other means. Such wastes do not include radioactive substances that are regulated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or household pharmaceutical wastes collected pursuant to RSA 318-E.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Dec. 1, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture