---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford and Litchfield."
description: "establishing a commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford and Litchfield."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 737"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 737 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd508f5d-41bc-4120-be8f-6ed20529db6d"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0617&sy=2019&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2019"
source_hash: "828dce1b7cf1e2018e671f3fbe9a9eca4055388fca35deea906cfc7ae45da2c4"
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 737 (2019) — establishing a commission to investigate and analyze the environmental and public health impacts relating to releases of perfluorinated chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater in Merrimack, Bedford and Litchfield.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2019-2653e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=2019-2653e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment 2406s — **10–14** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Late Drafting and Introduction Approved by Rules Committee 01/24/2019 HJ 3 P. 28
- **2019-01-29** Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 3 P. 28 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Public Hearing: 03/05/2019 11:15 am LOB 305
- **2019-03-06** Executive Session: 03/13/2019 10:00 am LOB 305
- **2019-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0991h for 03/19/2019 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 16 P. 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Amendment # 2019-0991h: AA VV 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 35
- **2019-03-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0991h: MA VV 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 35 `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, 08:50 am; SC 18
- **2019-05-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2341s, 05/30/2019; SC 24A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30** Special Order to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
- **2019-05-30** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-2341s, 06/06/2019; SC 25 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment # 2019-2341s, AA, VV; 06/06/2019; SJ 19
- **2019-06-06** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2019-2406s, RC 10Y-14N, AF; 06/06/2019; SJ 19
- **2019-06-06** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2341s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/06/2019; SJ 19 `passage`
- **2019-06-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2341s (Rep. Suzanne Smith): MA VV 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 11
- **2019-07-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2653e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/27/2019); SJ 21
- **2019-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2653e: AA VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 57
- **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 335; I. Sec. 2 Eff: 11/01/2024 II. Rem. 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/dd508f5d-41bc-4120-be8f-6ed20529db6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).