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HB 1810 · 2026 · House · Ways and Means Committee

Road salt fee for winter maintenance

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relative to a road salt fee to support certified winter road maintenance practices.

Imposes a fee on bulk road salt, road salt mix, and brine sold in New Hampshire, to be collected and remitted annually by certified sellers and deposited into a road salt mitigation fund supporting certified winter road maintenance practices.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 12, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill imposes a fee on all bulk road salt, road salt mix, and brine sold in New Hampshire, which shall be collected and remitted annually by a certified road salt bulk seller and deposited into the road salt mitigation fund.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Will DarbyDPrime

Public testimony

107 signed in online · 47 wrote testimony

95% support5% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I strongly support this bill. Road salt runoff can harm ground water, drinking water sources, lakes, and aquatic ecosystems, including creating conditions that favor harmful cyanobacteria blooms.”
— LILLIANE LEBEL, Templesupports
“Please do anything possible to support best practices to minimize runoff of salt and other deicing chemicals into our waterways. It is so important to protect our beautiful New Hampshire natural areas, not to mention our tourism industry in the bargain.”
— Paul Shellito, Center Harborsupports
“Road salt runoff can contaminate groundwater and surface water, harming lakes, rivers, and aquatic ecosystems—including conditions that favor cyanobacteria blooms.…”
— Alexander Campbell, Sandwichsupports
“Testimony on New Hampshire HB1810: An Intersectional Perspective New Hampshire's HB1810, which introduces a fee on bulk road salt to fund winter maintenance practices, aims at addressing environmental issues like groundwater contamination and infrastructure damage.…”
— georgina lambert, BELMONTopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-1210:00 amHouse Ways and MeansGP 159Public hearing
  • 2026-01-261:00 pmHouse Ways and MeansGP 159Public hearingcancelled
  • 2026-01-262:00 pmHouse Ways and MeansGP 159Public hearingcancelled
  • 2026-01-281:00 pmHouse Ways and MeansGP 154Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2026-01-282:00 pmHouse Ways and MeansGP 154Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 1 P. 37
  2. Jan 12, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/12/2026 11:30 am GP 159
  3. Jan 26, 2026House==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 01/26/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
  4. Jan 26, 2026House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/26/2026 02:00 pm GP 159
  5. Jan 28, 2026HouseFull Committee Work Session: 01/28/2026 01:00 pm GP 159
  6. Jan 28, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/28/2026 02:00 pm GP 154
  7. Jan 28, 2026HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 01/28/2026 (Vote 11-8; RC) HC 6 P. 21
  8. Feb 2, 2026HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
  9. Feb 12, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 177-156 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 73

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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