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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.

In the bill's words

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

“"Salt" means sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, or any other substance containing chloride.”
RSA 21-J:50
“No road salt bulk seller shall engage in the business of selling or distributing road salt, road salt mix, or brine in this state, unless it is registered with the secretary of state, and it has obtained a road salt bulk seller certificate from the department of revenue administration.”
RSA 21-J:51
“The department of revenue administration shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the forms required for the collection and administration of the fee on bulk road salt, road salt mix, or brine and for any other matters necessary to carry out this subdivision.”
RSA 21-J:52
“There is established in the department of environmental services the road salt mitigation program.”
RSA 489-D:1

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Jan 28, 2026HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate11–8
    Overall
    58% yea
  • Feb 12, 2026HouseRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted177–156How they voted
    Overall
    53% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    176–597% yea
    Democrats
    1–1511% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 12, 2026Public hearingHouse Ways and Means2:32:43–2:43:1710m 34slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Jan 28, 2026Public hearingHouse Ways and Means5:08:22–5:11:022m 40slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Full Committee Work Session; Executive Session
  • Feb 12, 2026Floor debateHouse floor6:06:27–6:19:0512m 38slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 177-156

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 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.