# New Hampshire SB639: establishing a committee to study the health and safety impacts of Red Dye 40 and other food additives in food and beverages sold in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire SB639, establishing a committee to study the health and safety impacts of Red Dye 40 and other food additives in food and beverages sold in New Hampshire., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Donovan Fenton (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-14 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 10) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB639
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: establishing a committee to study the health and safety impacts of Red Dye 40 and other food additives in food and beverages sold in New Hampshire.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 10
- Sponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- 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: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joe H. Alexander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Yury Polozov (Republican), House

## Actions (11)

- 2026-05-14: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 10 (House)
- 2026-05-01: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/29/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 19 P. 9 (House)
- 2026-04-22: Executive Session: 04/29/2026 10:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Subcommittee Work Session: 04/21/2026 01:15 pm GP 229 (House)
- 2026-04-02: Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 10:30 am GP 159 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Subcommittee Work Session: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 5 P. 127 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2025-12-08: Hearing: 01/13/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:30 am; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22318)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22318)

## 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-SB639-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).