# New Hampshire SB598: establishing the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund task force.

New Hampshire SB598, establishing the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund task force., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark McConkey (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-22 (II. Remainder Effective 06/12/2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB598
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund task force.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-06-22, II. Remainder Effective 06/12/2026
- Sponsor: Mark McConkey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Mileage pay for task-force legislators: benefit, low. Legislators on the task force get mileage paid at the legislative rate when doing task force work. This payment applies only to legislative members.
- Task force to fund cyanobacteria cleanup: benefit, low. The law creates a task force to find steady funding for the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. The group studies options like a voluntary decal for non-motorized boats and a donation box on boat and mooring registrations. It also looks at a license plate decal, other voluntary gifts, usi…
- Who serves on the task force: benefit, low. The law sets who serves on the task force. Members include two senators, two house members, the governor or a designee, the DOT commissioner or a designee, the DES subsurface systems and limnology directors, the Fish and Game executive director or a designee, a marine patrol member, and a river or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark McConkey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian R. Taylor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John T MacDonald (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karel A. Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katy Peternel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Actions (17)

- 2026-06-22: II. Remainder Effective 06/12/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-06-22: I. Section 2 Effective 01/01/2027 (Senate)
- 2026-06-22: Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 140 (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 34 (House)
- 2026-05-28: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026); SJ 14 (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1889e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/07/2026); SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2026-05-13: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-1889e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 40 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 15 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/25/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) (House)
- 2026-04-01: Executive Session: 03/25/2026 10:00 am GP 228 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Public Hearing: 03/25/2026 02:00 pm GP 228 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 8 P. 114 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0780s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee Amendment # 2026-0780s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0780s, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended, 2026-05-13: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=28088)
- Enrolled, 2026-05-13: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1455&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22279)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33885)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30735)

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## Sources
- [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=28088)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1455&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22279)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33885)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=30735)

## Related
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- [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-SB598-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).