---
type: "Bill"
title: "creating a statute of limitation on civil actions relative to damage caused by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances."
description: "creating a statute of limitation on civil actions relative to damage caused by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 236"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 236 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne M. Vail"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-09"
last_action: "2021-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/749e1da2-9cd3-4634-8dac-f1dd07859503"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0068&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "439c9882ea2483dd7f78b10c49bfaba8ee48307001edb5316bc6a820dd5acb4a"
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 236 (2021) — creating a statute of limitation on civil actions relative to damage caused by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-1695s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-1695s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Suzanne M. Vail — primary (person)
- David Meuse — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen C. Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Megan A. Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Robert V. Healey — cosponsor (person)
- Sue M. Mullen — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Labranche — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Chase — 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 Judiciary HJ 2 P. 40 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Public Hearing: 02/16/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94907543326 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-02** Executive Session: 03/02/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95501229688
- **2021-03-09** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 11-10; RC) HC 18 P. 51 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-04-08** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 106 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Reconsider (Rep. McLean): MF DV 117-226 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 110
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Remote Hearing: 05/11/2021, 01:45 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 23
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1695s, 05/27/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 25A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-27** Committee Amendment # 2021-1695s, AA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
- **2021-05-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1695s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/27/2021; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1695s (Rep. Gordon): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 12
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/23/2021; Chapter 133; Eff: 09/21/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/749e1da2-9cd3-4634-8dac-f1dd07859503`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).