---
type: "Bill"
title: "regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for perfluorochemicals in drinking water, ambient groundwater and surface water."
description: "regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for perfluorochemicals in drinking water, ambient groundwater and surface water."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1101"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1101 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard W. Hinch"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-11-16"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4467e69-9947-4d9c-aa77-430bc9532def"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2001&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "22bdd53fae5106e9ac2fc83228a577e10677c3693b9878ac83d6dddf8ff4f8db"
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 1101 (2018) — regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for perfluorochemicals in drinking water, ambient groundwater and surface water.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-2095e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2095e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1014&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Richard W. Hinch — primary (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Christensen — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck W Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
- Frank A. Byron — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- J. Tracy Emerick — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick F. Abrami — cosponsor (person)
- Richard W. Barry — cosponsor (person)
- Robert J. L'Heureux — cosponsor (person)
- Terry M. Wolf — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-16** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 1 P. 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11** Public Hearing: 01/23/2018 01:45 PM LOB 305
- **2018-01-11** Executive Session: 01/30/2018 10:00 AM LOB 305
- **2018-01-17** Full Committee Work Session: 01/24/2018 10:00 AM LOB 305
- **2018-01-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0334h for 02/07/2018 (Vote 20-0; RC) HC 5 P. 25 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Amendment # 2018-0334h: AA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 61
- **2018-02-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0334h: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 64 `passage`
- **2018-02-08** Referred to Science, Technology and Energy 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 64
- **2018-02-14** Public Hearing: 02/20/2018 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2018-02-14** Full Committee Work Session: 02/20/2018 01:30 PM LOB 304
- **2018-02-23** Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 304
- **2018-02-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/06/2018 (Vote 19-0; RC) HC 9 P. 46 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 102 `passage`
- **2018-03-14** Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-26** Hearing: 04/03/2018, Room 103, SH, 10:15 am; SC 15
- **2018-04-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1628s, 04/26/2018; SC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Committee Amendment # 2018-1628s, AA, VV; 04/26/2018; SJ 14
- **2018-04-26** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1628s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/26/2018; SJ 14 `passage`
- **2018-04-30** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2018; SC 19A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Special Order to 05/03/2018, Without Objection, MA; 05/02/2018 SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/03/2018; `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1628s (Reps. Christensen, Barry): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-25** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2095e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-05-29** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2095e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-07-10** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/02/2018; Chapter 345; I. Sec 1-2 eff 8/31/2018;II. Rem eff 07/02/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4467e69-9947-4d9c-aa77-430bc9532def`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).