---
type: "Bill"
title: "including soil health and soil conservation in the state soil conservation plan."
description: "including soil health and soil conservation in the state soil conservation plan."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 199"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 199 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peter W. Bixby"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22164b79-9047-4b5c-a9bd-11176b13acbf"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0374&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "45f5b54f43773374cef731b767517023e17bf7e8cdb62cee370caab2c8634366"
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 HB 199 (2021) — including soil health and soil conservation in the state soil conservation plan.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1581s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1581s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Floor Amendment 1581s — **13–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Peter W. Bixby — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 2 P. 39 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Public Hearing: 01/27/2021 03:45 pm Members of the public may attend using the following links:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92887623403 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0351h (Vote 18-1; CC) HC 18 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment # 2021-0351h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 14
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0351h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 14 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
- **2021-04-07** Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** Remote Hearing: 04/19/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-05-17** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/20/2021; SC 24A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2021-1581s, RC 13Y-9N, AA; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-05-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1581s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/20/2021; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2021-06-07** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1581s and Requests CofC (Reps. Pearl, Aron, Homola, Bixby): MA VV 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 51
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Bradley, Perkins Kwoka; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-15** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/15/2021 09:00 am LOB 301-303
- **2021-06-14** Conferee Change; Senator Watters Replaces Senator Perkins Kwoka; SJ 20
- **2021-06-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2021-1983c; 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-1983c: Adopted, VV 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1983c, Adopted, VV; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-03** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/30/2021; Chapter 167; Eff: 09/28/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22164b79-9047-4b5c-a9bd-11176b13acbf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).