---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to removal or containment of contaminants from the Coakley Landfill."
description: "relative to removal or containment of contaminants from the Coakley Landfill."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 494"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 494 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdebb10a-0f29-4df3-a77b-49dbf7983ab4"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0534&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "551c7347f922342bb7e123b3c89fe66a85fd7ea06ab11b349c9b807fe00600b0"
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 494 (2019) — relative to removal or containment of contaminants from the Coakley Landfill.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-2664e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2664e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **231–97** (pass) · lower
- Table — **123–206** (fail) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 3 P. 17 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Public Hearing: 02/26/2019 10:00 am LOB 203
- **2019-02-26** Executive Session: 03/05/2019 10:30 am LOB 303
- **2019-03-11** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0732h for 03/19/2019 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 16 P. 25 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-11** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2019-03-19** Amendment # 2019-0732h: AF DV 107-203 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 107
- **2019-03-19** Lay on Table (Rep. Spang): MF RC 123-206 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 107
- **2019-03-19** Ought to Pass: MA RC 231-97 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 107 `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Introduced 03/28/2019 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Hearing: 04/16/2019, Room 103, SH, 10:30 am; SC 18
- **2019-05-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2334s, 05/30/2019; SC 24A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30** Committee Amendment # 2019-2334s, AA, VV; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
- **2019-05-30** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2334s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/30/2019; SJ 18 `passage`
- **2019-06-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2334s and Requests CofC (Rep. Gourgue): MA VV 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 41
- **2019-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Bixby, Beaulieu, Andrew Bouldin, Cushing 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 41
- **2019-06-11** Sen. Fuller Clark Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-11** President Appoints: Senators Fuller Clark, Sherman, Giuda; (In Recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
- **2019-06-14** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/19/2019 01:30 pm LOB 303
- **2019-06-20** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2019-2615c; 06/27/2019
- **2019-06-27** Conference Committee Report 2615c: Adopted, VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 32
- **2019-06-27** Conference Committee Report # 2019-2615c, Adopted, VV; 06/27/2019; SJ 21
- **2019-07-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2664e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2664e: AA VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 56
- **2019-07-29** Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-29** Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 59
- **2019-08-21** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/16/2019; Chapter 328; Eff: 08/16/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdebb10a-0f29-4df3-a77b-49dbf7983ab4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).