---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to determine if the department of environmental services should request delegation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System from the Environmental Protection Agency."
description: "establishing a commission to determine if the department of environmental services should request delegation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System from the Environmental Protection Agency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 121"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 121 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/690d2c0d-1ba8-4d2e-9066-72b3ac7cc024"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0878&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "075926d9a03fce5ceb19fd0d9f47a455b480ac19779ddce5445767ba33e00fd3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 121 (2017) — establishing a commission to determine if the department of environmental services should request delegation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System from the Environmental Protection Agency.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2017-2389e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-2389e&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Hearing: 02/07/2017, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 9
- **2017-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0862s, 03/23/2017; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-23** Committee Amendment # 2017-0862s, AA, VV; 03/23/2017; SJ 10
- **2017-03-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-0862s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/23/2017; SJ 10 `passage`
- **2017-03-29** Introduced 03/23/2017 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 11 P. 26 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Public Hearing: 04/12/2017 11:15 AM LOB 305
- **2017-04-12** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/19/2017 09:30 AM LOB 305
- **2017-04-26** Full Committee Work Session: 05/02/2017 10:00 AM LOB 305
- **2017-04-26** Executive Session: 05/02/2017 11:00 AM LOB 305
- **2017-05-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1484h (NT) for 06/01/2017 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 26 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Amendment # 2017-1484h: AA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 21
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1484h: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 21 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Avard Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** President Appoints: Senators Sanborn, Avard, Feltes; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Packard): MA VV 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 7
- **2017-06-08** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Gould, Renzullo, Rimol, Suzanne Smith 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 7
- **2017-06-12** Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/14/2017, 04:00 pm, Room 103, LOB
- **2017-06-15** Conferee Change: Rep. Hinch Replaces Rep. Rimol 06/15/2017 HJ 18 P. 10
- **2017-06-15** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2364c Filed 06/15/2017; As Amended by the House
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report 2364c: Adopted, VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 17
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2364c, Adopted, VV; 06/22/2017; SJ 20
- **2017-06-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2389e: AA VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 25
- **2017-06-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2389e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-03** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-05** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 27
- **2017-07-20** Signed by the Governor on 07/18/2017; Chapter 0256 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-20** I. Section 2 Effective 11/01/2017
- **2017-07-20** II. Remainder Effective 07/18/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/690d2c0d-1ba8-4d2e-9066-72b3ac7cc024`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).