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HB 1398 · 2026 · House · Science, Technology and Energy Committee

Studying air quality incident response

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establishing a committee to study the resources available for response to air quality incidents across the state.

Establishes a committee to study the resources available for responding to air quality incidents across the state.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a committee to study the resources available for response to air quality incidents across the state.

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

“There is established a committee to study resources available for response to air quality incidents across the state.”
Section 1
“Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.”
Section 2
“The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.”
Section 4
“The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026.”
Section 5

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Megan MurrayDPrime

Public testimony

4 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Yes please. We have experienced increases in bad air quality from wildfires in other states and Canada, and paying attention to that is important.”
— Margaret Konze, Pembrokesupports
“As a nurse in NH, I've noticed the lack of response from the state to air quality incidences. Air quality has a significant impact on both short and long term health outcomes of any give population. This bill is important and I support it.”
— Jessica Thagard, Exetersupports

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
  • Feb 17, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate18–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 5, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 3, 2026Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and EnergyWatchnamed in a list of bills, not taken up — opens the full streamPublic Hearing
  • Feb 17, 2026Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy31:14–34:573m 43slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Mar 5, 2026Floor 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 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 18
  2. Feb 3, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/03/2026 01:00 pm GP 229
  3. Feb 17, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 229
  4. Feb 17, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 9 P. 27
  5. Mar 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 35

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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