---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to prohibiting the disposal of lithium-ion batteries in solid waste landfill facilities, composting facilities, or incinerators."
description: "relative to prohibiting the disposal of lithium-ion batteries in solid waste landfill facilities, composting facilities, or incinerators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1386"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1386 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen E. Ebel"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-06"
last_action: "2024-08-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/545de3ff-8000-467d-b90f-b02b90fdd72a"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2494&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "106c15bb902cfb35a5caeb4a4e4653bd012933e07ba6085885d1bf9ea56d3670"
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 1386 (2024) — relative to prohibiting the disposal of lithium-ion batteries in solid waste landfill facilities, composting facilities, or incinerators.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2369e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2369e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1581&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Karen E. Ebel — primary (person)
- Alexis H Simpson — cosponsor (person)
- Dan H. Wolf — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- David Rochefort — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Ricciardi — cosponsor (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- Jaci L. Grote — cosponsor (person)
- Judy F. Aron — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Megan A. Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas A Germana — cosponsor (person)
- Peter R. Leishman — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemarie Rung — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Prentiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-06** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 18 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Public Hearing: 02/06/2024 01:10 pm LOB 301-303
- **2024-02-06** Full Committee Work Session: 02/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-02-14** Executive Session: 02/20/2024 10:00 am LOB 301-303
- **2024-02-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0497h 02/20/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 9 P. 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Amendment # 2024-0497h: AA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 10
- **2024-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0497h: MA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-13** Introduced 03/07/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Hearing: 04/02/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 13
- **2024-04-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1619s, 05/02/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Committee Amendment # 2024-1619s, AA, VV; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1619s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2024; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-24** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1619s and Requests CofC (Reps. Aron, Ebel, Bixby, Creighton): MA VV 05/24/2024 HJ 14 P. 177
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Pearl, Watters; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-06-03** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/03/2024 09:30 am LOB 203
- **2024-06-04** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2024-2212c; 06/13/2024
- **2024-06-12** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2212c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report 2024-2212c: Adopted, DV 238-118 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 29
- **2024-07-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2369e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2369e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 55
- **2024-07-29** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
- **2024-07-29** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-08-27** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/23/2024; Chapter 369; Eff: 07/01/2025 HJ 16 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/545de3ff-8000-467d-b90f-b02b90fdd72a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).