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HB 449 · 2025 · House · Resources, Recreation and Development Committee

Water filtration for residential customers

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requiring water districts to provide a water filtration system to residential customers in certain cases.

Requires water districts with non-potable water to provide a water filtration system to residential customers in certain cases.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires water districts where the water is not potable to provide a water filtration system to residential customers in certain cases.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Water districts shall have one year from the time of the failed vote before the legislative body to provide such systems to residents.”
Section 1
“Commercial and municipal customers of the water district shall not be eligible for such system and shall post warning signs at each source of non-potable water that may be used by employees or the public.”
Section 1
“At least annually, the water district shall give a detailed explanation describing why the water is not potable to all users of water supplied by the water district.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Dan McGuireRPrimeVice Chair· Finance
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration

Public testimony

63 signed in online · 20 wrote testimony

5% support95% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Please OPPOSE HB 449 Negative Impacts of HB 449: HB449 creates Financial Uncertainty is forced on the entire state; nobody escapes these consequences.…”
— John Atherton, Doveropposes
“Contamination of drinking water for some damages the economy for all, and seriously harms many people, especially children. The results would be devastating!”
— B Widger, Manchopposes
“Unfortunately this bill releases water districts from responsibilities to provide safe drinking water if legislators fail to pass a request for funds to remediate a water treatment system. Customers would then need to find other sources of drinking water.…”
— Greg Marsello, Jacksonopposes

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
  • Jan 29, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 13, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Resources, Recreation and Development4:26:16–4:26:4731slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Jan 29, 2025Public hearingHouse Resources, Recreation and Development47:47–50:483m 1slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Feb 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 3 P. 10
  2. Jan 22, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/22/2025 01:45 pm LOB 305
  3. Jan 29, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/29/2025 10:15 am LOB 305
  4. Jan 29, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 11 P. 8
  5. Feb 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/13/2025 HJ 5 P. 14

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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