New Hampshire packaging and PFAS laws

What New Hampshire has enacted on packaging and PFAS, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. New Hampshire is one of 21 states that enacted a packaging and PFAS law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

10 new New Hampshire laws take effect in 2027

Bills in scope
9bills in scope
Past committee
2past committee
Most recent action
21 October 2026most recent action

Packaging and PFAS laws enacted in New Hampshire

One packaging and PFAS law enacted in the New Hampshire Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • HB 1275relative to the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on agriculture, exempting certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl products from use restrictions, and relative to the definition of "drinking water standard".Enacted 16 July 2026

    What it requires: The land application of sludge or biosolids on land used for agricultural purposes is prohibited for 5 years from the effective date. Any person engaged in farming is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances present in soil, water, or agricultural products from standard agricultural practices including land application of sludge or biosolids.

    PFAS in water, land and health

Packaging and PFAS in New Hampshire, by topic

Packaging and PFAS bills in New Hampshire

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

1Enacted

1Past committee

1Active in committee

6Introduced or inactive

9 bills in scope

Past committee

1

HB 199extending the statute of limitation on civil actions relative to damage caused by per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).Passed committee

Active in committee

1

HB 1080prohibiting the sale of condoms and personal lubricant that contain intentionally added per and polyfluoroalkyl substances.In committee

What it would do: Prohibits the sale of condoms and personal lubricants, including vaginal and anal lubricants, that contain intentionally added per and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Takes effect 60 days after passage.

Introduced or inactive

6

HB 1389relative to PFAS facility liability.Dead

What it would do: Defines PFAS and related terms, and imposes strict liability on owners and operators of PFAS facilities where releases result in groundwater or surface water concentrations of 500 parts per trillion or greater of PFAS compounds, requiring compliance with federal closure and decommissioning regulations.

HB 1258relative to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and public health data.Dead

What it would do: Requires the department of environmental services to publish PFAS sampling and testing results on its public website in a searchable format by location, date, and contaminant, updated every 6 months, while protecting private well owners' personally identifiable information.

HB 1679establishing a beverage container redemption program.Dead

What it would do: Establishes a beverage container redemption program requiring distributors to charge a $0.10 refundable deposit on eligible beverage containers, with consumers receiving refunds upon return to retailers or redemption centers, and unclaimed deposits funding a recycling infrastructure and litter prevention fund.

HB 1789relative to extended producer responsibility.Dead

What it would do: Creates an extended producer responsibility program requiring producers to register with a nonprofit packaging reduction organization, pay fees based on packaging weight and type, and meet packaging reduction and recycling goals while complying with toxic substance prohibitions.

SB 115making an appropriation for regional drinking water infrastructure.Dead

What it would do: Appropriates $28,870,000 to the Department of Environmental Services for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 for Phase 2 of the Southern New Hampshire Regional Water Project to fund regional drinking water infrastructure serving towns affected by PFAS contamination.

HB 556relative to the sale of products labeled as biodegradable or compostable.Dead

Bill titles link to the New Hampshire Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as packaging and PFAS legislation

In scope: Packaging EPR; pFAS bans in products; pFAS in water, land and health; plastics bans and bottle deposits; and recyclability and labeling claims.

Questions

Does New Hampshire have a packaging and PFAS law?

Yes. New Hampshire enacted 1 packaging and PFAS law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them HB 1275. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

Which packaging and PFAS bills are moving in New Hampshire?

1 bill not yet law has passed a committee or a chamber, the furthest along HB 199 (passed committee).

What does New Hampshire legislate on most in packaging and PFAS?

PFAS in water, land and health (4 bills), Packaging EPR (1 bill) and PFAS bans in products (1 bill).

Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?

No. Which bills count as Packaging and PFAS bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

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Packaging and PFAS legislation in other jurisdictions

48 more currently hold bills in this tracker

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