HB 1602 — creating a safe battery recycling stewardship program.
NH 2026 session · introduced 2026-01-07
Sponsors (14)
- Karen E Ebel (D, NH-7) — sponsor
- Peter W Bixby (D, NH-13) — cosponsor
- Kevin A. Avard (R, NH-12) — cosponsor
- Dick H Thackston (R, NH-12) — cosponsor
- Anita D Burroughs (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Jim V. Maggiore (D, NH-23) — cosponsor
- Cindy Rosenwald (D, NH-13) — cosponsor
- Judy F. Aron (R, NH-4) — cosponsor
- Denise Ricciardi (R, NH-9) — cosponsor
- James L Creighton (R, NH-30) — cosponsor
- Howard Pearl (R, NH-17) — cosponsor
- Liz F Barbour (R, NH-35) — cosponsor
- David H. Watters (D, NH-4) — cosponsor
- Carry Spier (D, NH-6) — cosponsor
Action timeline (27)
- · house — Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture HJ 1 P. 27
- · house — Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 01:00 pm GP 153
- · house — Full Committee Work Session: 01/27/2026 10:00 am GP 153
- · house — Full Committee Work Session: 02/03/2026 09:15 am GP 153
- · house — Executive Session: 02/03/2026 09:15 am GP 153
- · house — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0405h 02/03/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 7 P. 11
- · house — Removed from Consent (Reps. McFarlane, Granger, Tim Mannion, DeRoy, Drew, Mehegan, C. McGuire, Farrington, Noble, Walker) 02/16/2026 HJ 5 P. 3
- · house — Amendment # 2026-0405h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 114
- · house — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0405h: MA RC 264-72 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 118
- · house — Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 120
- · house — Lay HB1602 on Table (Rep. McFarlane): MF RC 84-254 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 116
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 84 yea / 254 nay (Table)
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 264 yea / 72 nay (OTPA)
- · house — Division I Work Session: 03/13/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- · house — Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- · house — Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/17/2026 (Vote 13-11; RC)
- · house — Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1166h
- · house — Refer for Interim Study: MF RC 128-226 03/26/2026 HJ 9
- · house — FLAM # 2026-1278h (Rep. Ebel): AA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9
- · house — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1278h: MA RC 244-112 03/26/2026 HJ 9
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 128 yea / 226 nay (Interim Study)
- · house · ROLLCALL — House roll-call vote — 244 yea / 112 nay (OTPA)
- · senate — Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Ways and Means; SJ 7
- · senate — Hearing: 04/15/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 10:00 am; SC 13
- · senate — Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/23/2026, Vote 3-0; SC 15
- · senate — Inexpedient to Legislate, MF, VV; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
- · senate — Sen. Rosenwald Move to Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
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2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Finance | — | nh-leg | |
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Environment and Agriculture | — | nh-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen E Ebel (D, state_lower NH-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Anita D Burroughs (D, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carry Spier (D, state_lower NH-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Cindy Rosenwald (D, state_upper NH-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | David H. Watters (D, state_upper NH-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Denise Ricciardi (R, state_upper NH-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dick H Thackston (R, state_lower NH-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Howard Pearl (R, state_upper NH-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | James L Creighton (R, state_lower NH-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jim V. Maggiore (D, state_lower NH-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Judy F. Aron (R, state_lower NH-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Kevin A. Avard (R, state_upper NH-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Liz F Barbour (R, state_lower NH-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Peter W Bixby (D, state_lower NH-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Finance · nh-leg
- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Environment and Agriculture · nh-leg