# New Hampshire HB453: prohibiting municipalities from banning use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines.

New Hampshire HB453, prohibiting municipalities from banning use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Thomas C Walsh (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-07 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 77) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB453
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: prohibiting municipalities from banning use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2026-01-07, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 77
- Sponsor: Thomas C Walsh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- 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: Thomas C Walsh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory G. Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sherman A. Packard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven D Smith (Republican), House

## Actions (8)

- 2026-01-07: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 77 (House)
- 2025-11-13: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 09/24/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 51 P. 15 (House)
- 2025-09-03: Executive Session: 09/24/2025 01:00 pm GP 154 (House)
- 2025-09-03: Full Committee Work Session: 09/24/2025 09:00 am GP 154 (House)
- 2025-01-31: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-01-22: Executive Session: 01/30/2025 02:00 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-15: Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:00 pm LOB 301-303 (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 3 P. 11 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6128)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=6128)

## 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-HB453-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).