---
type: "Bill"
title: "addressing impacts to other water users from new sources of water for community water systems and relative to the PFAS fund and programs."
description: "addressing impacts to other water users from new sources of water for community water systems and relative to the PFAS fund and programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 235"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 235 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark A. Pearson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-09"
last_action: "2021-09-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/686867f6-d088-49aa-92ba-44b4664c09b6"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0222&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "b6671683556c061f12c385c675ac088ae25f9ca4f0ea76747329697f59f31528"
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 235 (2021) — addressing impacts to other water users from new sources of water for community water systems and relative to the PFAS fund and programs.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1333s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1333s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Mark A. Pearson — primary (person)
- David A. Welch — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah L. Hobson — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis E. Green — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey C. Salloway — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph A. Guthrie — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth L. Weyler — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 2 P. 40 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Public Hearing: 02/03/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following linkTo join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92220129569 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0580h (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 18 P. 22 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment # 2021-0580h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 45
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0580h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 45 `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`
- **2021-04-28** Remote Hearing: 05/03/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 22
- **2021-04-28** Remote Hearing: 05/03/2021, 01:15 pm, on proposed amendment # 2021-1218s; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 22
- **2021-05-06** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1333s, 05/13/2021; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Committee Amendment # 2021-1333s, AA, VV; 05/13/2021; SJ 15
- **2021-05-13** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1333s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/13/2021; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2021-06-07** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1333s and Requests CofC (Reps. Renzullo, Suzanne Smith, Gunski, Healey): 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, Gray, Watters; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-15** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/15/2021 02:00 pm LOB 201-203
- **2021-06-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2021-1997c; 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-1997c: Adopted, VV 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1997c, 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
- **2021-09-07** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/24/2021; Chapter 222; Eff: 10/23/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/686867f6-d088-49aa-92ba-44b4664c09b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).