# New Hampshire HB215: requiring a landfill permit applicant to submit a report listing potential harms and benefits of the project.

New Hampshire HB215, requiring a landfill permit applicant to submit a report listing potential harms and benefits of the project., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nicholas A Germana (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-05-05 (Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB215
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: requiring a landfill permit applicant to submit a report listing potential harms and benefits of the project.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2026-05-05, Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
- Sponsor: Nicholas A Germana (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nicholas A Germana (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Gruber (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jared Sullivan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelley L Potenza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Peter W Bixby (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Seth King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy Ellen N Thomas (Democratic), House

## Actions (24)

- 2026-05-05: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/07/2026; Vote 3-2; CC; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Hearing: 04/16/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Introduced 01/29/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2970h: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 70 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Amendment # 2025-2970h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 70 (House)
- 2025-11-13: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2970h 10/30/2025 (Vote 25-0; CC) HC 51 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-10-14: Executive Session: 10/30/2025 10:00 am GP 230 (House)
- 2025-09-18: Division I Work Session: 10/02/2025 01:00 pm GP 230 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Division I Work Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 212 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Finance 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 11 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0335h: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Amendment # 2025-0335h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 10 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0335h 02/18/2025 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 14 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:45 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-07: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Full Committee Work Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Full Committee Work Session: 02/04/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Full Committee Work Session: 01/28/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-15: Public Hearing: 01/21/2025 10:30 am LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 10 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5106)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5106)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB215-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).