New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB453: prohibiting municipalities from banning use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines.
Status: Failed, January 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act prohibiting municipalities from banning use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines. Rep. Vose, Rock. 5; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Packard, Rock. 16; Rep. S. Smith, Sull. 3; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits municipalities from banning the use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2025:
AN ACT prohibiting municipalities from banning use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines. Rep. Vose, Rock. 5; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Packard, Rock. 16; Rep. S. Smith, Sull. 3; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16 COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill prohibits municipalities from banning the use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 25-0908 11/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT prohibiting municipalities from banning use of grounds maintenance and snow and ice removal equipment with internal combustion engines. 41:11-e Grounds Maintenance or …
Sponsors
- Daniel Innis (R, 7) · primary sponsor