# New Hampshire SB302: (New Title) requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners, establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee and temporarily suspends the issuance of solid waste permits by the department of environmental services, relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of or charged with abuse of animals, and establishing a committee to study the animal cruelty statutes. New Hampshire SB302, (New Title) requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners, establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee and temporarily suspends the issuance of solid waste permits by the department of environmental services, relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of or charged with abuse of animals, and establishing a committee to study the animal cruelty statutes., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status failed, last action 2025-06-20 (Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB302-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire SB302 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: (New Title) requiring background checks for solid waste and hazardous waste facility owners, establishing a solid waste site evaluation committee and temporarily suspends the issuance of solid waste permits by the department of environmental services, relative to the confiscation of animals from persons suspected of or charged with abuse of animals, and establishing a committee to study the animal cruelty statutes. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-26 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17 - Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r) - Cosponsors: 0 - 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: Howard Pearl (r), Senate ## Actions (22) - 2025-06-20: Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 17 (House) - 2025-06-19: Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-12: Conferee Change; Senator Birdsell Replaces Senator Avard; SJ 17 (Senate) - 2025-06-12: Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/17/2025, 09:00 am, Room 103, SH (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Speaker Appoints: Reps. J. Aron, Potenza, Comtois, Bixby 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171 (House) - 2025-06-11: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171 (House) - 2025-06-11: President Appoints: Senators Pearl, Avard, Watters; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Sen. Pearl Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2219h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 25 (House) - 2025-06-05: Amendment # 2025-2219h (NT): AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 15 (House) - 2025-05-21: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2219h (NT) 05/20/2025 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 27 P. 11 (House) - 2025-05-13: Executive Session: 05/20/2025 10:30 am LOB 301-303 (House) - 2025-05-08: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-2012h: 05/13/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303 (House) - 2025-05-08: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 05/08/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302 (House) - 2025-04-15: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/22/2025 10:00 am LOB 301-303 (House) - 2025-04-07: Full Committee Work Session: 04/15/2025 11:15 am LOB 301-303 (House) - 2025-04-07: Public Hearing: 04/15/2025 09:30 am LOB 301-303 (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 11 P. 113 (House) - 2025-03-13: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/13/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Hearing: 03/05/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 11 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Introduced 02/13/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 6 (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=9775) ## Related bills - HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law) - HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. 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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) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB302-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).