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HB 167 · 2025 · House · Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

Ban on PFAS in sport waxes

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prohibiting the sale of ski, boat, and board waxes that contain intentionally added per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.

Prohibits the sale of ski, boat, and board waxes containing intentionally added per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · May 21, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill prohibits the sale of ski, boat, and board waxes that contain intentionally added per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Wendy ThomasDPrime
  • Rep. Christine SeibertDRanking Member· State, Federal, and Veterans Affairs
  • Rep. Jennifer MandelbaumDClerk· State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Also: Rep. Nancy MurphyD, Rep. Rosemarie RungD, Sen. Shannon ChandleyD

Public testimony

22 signed in online · 6 wrote testimony

86% support14% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“There have already been too many cases of cancer from exposure to PFAS in NH. I thought a bill was passed last year banning the sale of items with intentionally added PFAS. If it wasn't passed, then it should have been.…”
— Susan Richman, Durhamsupports
“I support HB 167, prohibiting the sale of ski, boat, and board waxes that contain intentionally added per and polyfluorinated alkyl substances.…”
— Marjorie Pim, Eppingsupports
“Farmers should be supported in pursuing climate-resilient practices and projects.”
— Anne Grossi, Bedfordsupports
“This bill is not only unnecessary it will be very expensive and damn near impossible to enforce. Consumers are smart enough to choose what they buy, they do not need the government's help.”
— Teresa Brooks, Manchesteropposes
“Another nutty highly specific ineffective solution to a much more broad spectrum pollutant which emanates from other higher volume sources. Useless.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 19, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass15–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Apr 17, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass4–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Apr 17, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • May 1, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamPublic Hearing
  • Mar 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSubcommittee Work Session
  • Mar 19, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs0:44–4:544m 10slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 8, 2025Public hearingSenate Energy and Natural ResourcesWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamHearing
  • Apr 17, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • May 1, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Adopted — voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2 P. 8
  2. Jan 23, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  3. Mar 12, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 03/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  4. Mar 19, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  5. Mar 19, 2025House: Ought to Pass 03/19/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 17 P. 6
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 2
  7. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 10
  8. Apr 8, 2025SenHearing: 04/08/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 16
  9. Apr 17, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 17
  10. Apr 17, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
  11. May 1, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 31
  12. May 1, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/01/2025); SJ 12
  13. May 14, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 19; eff.07/13/2025

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Background reading

Evergreen reading on the policy area — spanning perspectives — not coverage of this specific bill.

  • PFAS explainedPrimary source

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — What the compounds are, where they come from, and how federal standards are set.AI-generated

  • NHDES PFAS response websiteState agency

    NH Department of Environmental Services — New Hampshire's own PFAS site: the ambient groundwater standards the bill's 500 ppt trigger sits against, and where contamination has been found.AI-generated

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and your healthHealth agency

    ATSDR (CDC) — What is known and not known about exposure and health effects.AI-generated

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.