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New HampshireSB1782025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

relative to the department of health and human services laboratory services for testing of water supplies.

Sponsored By: Gray

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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New Hampshire water-testing fees and waivers

Beginning July 1, 2025, New Hampshire's health commissioner must adopt rules listing state laboratory services and setting fees. The law sets no dollar amounts and allows fee waivers when they serve public health. Fees for federally required drinking-water tests and other offered analyses must follow the cost-allocation method used for federal environmental grants. Payments from federal or state grants and other state agencies offset laboratory operating costs. Public and private client fees go into the general fund, with 50% allocated to a dedicated laboratory equipment fund. That fund keeps unused money and provides ongoing spending authority to buy or replace equipment. Unexpected staffing or supply costs caused by changed testing requirements or unusual sample volumes require prior governor and council approval. Once the commissioner certifies in writing that the rules are adopted, the old water-testing fee law is repealed. At that same point, pool and public bathing facility owners or operators must pay sampling costs consistent with the new fee structure. Those payments go into the Public Bathing Facility Program Fund. Municipalities with equivalent sampling programs are exempt from additional department sampling and analysis.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gray

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Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. II. Remainder Effective 07/01/2025

    7/22/2025Senate

  2. I. Sections 2 and 3 and 5 of this act shall take effect as provided in Section 4

    7/22/2025Senate

  3. Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0245

    7/22/2025Senate

  4. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18

    7/8/2025Senate

  5. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60

    7/8/2025House

  6. Sen. Pearl Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16

    6/12/2025Senate

  7. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1743h and 2025-2376h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 137

    6/5/2025House

  8. FLAM # 2025-2376h (Rep. Layon): AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 137

    6/5/2025House

  9. Amendment # 2025-1743h: AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 136

    6/5/2025House

  10. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1743h 05/21/2025 (Vote 16-0; RC) HC 27 P. 20

    5/27/2025House

  11. Executive Session: 05/21/2025 11:00 am LOB 306-308

    5/6/2025House

  12. Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 02:00 pm LOB 306-308

    4/16/2025House

  13. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 11 P. 112

    3/28/2025House

  14. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5

    2/13/2025Senate

  15. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9

    2/6/2025Senate

  16. Hearing: 02/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 8

    1/29/2025Senate

  17. Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 3

    1/23/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    7/8/2025

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  • Introduced

    1/23/2025

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  • CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION

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  • Version adopted by both bodies

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