# New Hampshire HB422: increasing penalties for violations of the shoreland and water quality protection act.

New Hampshire HB422, increasing penalties for violations of the shoreland and water quality protection act., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rosemarie Rung (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 196-175 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 30) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB422
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: increasing penalties for violations of the shoreland and water quality protection act.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 196-175 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 30
- Sponsor: Rosemarie Rung (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- 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: Rosemarie Rung (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John T MacDonald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karen E Ebel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nancy A Murphy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Richard R Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-13: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 196-175 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 30 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (House)
- 2025-02-04: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 11 P. 12 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Executive Session: 01/29/2025 10:15 am LOB 305 (House)
- 2025-01-15: Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 01:00 pm LOB 305 (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 3 P. 9 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5938)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5938)

## 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-HB422-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).