---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to solid waste management."
description: "relative to solid waste management."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 396"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 396 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin J. Cavanaugh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-23"
last_action: "2022-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24ab992b-cb7d-4296-bc0e-defaaa4408cc"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3077&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "322df5a27f02d55b5462c19c047617daee54efcd50e4648e3e88fceb0afa1fb7"
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 396 (2022) — relative to solid waste management.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-0810s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-0810s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Kevin J. Cavanaugh — primary (person)
- Amanda C. Bouldin — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Peter W. Bixby — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy T. Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)
- Troy E. Merner — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-23** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** Hearing: 01/25/2022, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 4
- **2022-02-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0659s, 02/16/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Committee Amendment # 2022-0659s, AA, VV; 02/16/2022; SJ 3
- **2022-02-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0659s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/16/2022; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/24/2022; SC 8A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24** Sen. Daniels Floor Amendment # 2022-0810s, AF, VV; 02/24/2022; SJ 4
- **2022-02-24** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/24/2022; SJ 4 `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Environment and Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Public Hearing: 04/05/2022 11:00 am LOB 301-303
- **2022-04-06** ==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/12/2022 02:00 pm LOB 301-303
- **2022-04-13** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 15 P. 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/21/2022 HJ 10 `passage`
- **2022-05-13** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-05-13** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022
- **2022-05-24** Signed by the Governor on 05/20/2022; Chapter 0097; Effective 07/19/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24ab992b-cb7d-4296-bc0e-defaaa4408cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).