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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.

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

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2210:00 amHouse Resources, Recreation and DevelopmentLOB 305Public hearing
  • 2025-01-2910:15 amHouse Resources, Recreation and DevelopmentLOB 305Public hearing

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.