New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1262: (New Title) relative to home heating oil and propane contracts and sales.
Status: Signed into law, July 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to home heating oil and propane contracts and sales. Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. Baldwin, Graf. 4; Rep. Miller, Straf. 21; Rep. Bolton, Graf. 8; Rep. Lovett, Graf. 8; Rep. Fellows, Graf. 8 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill updates requirements for home heating oil, kerosene, and propane dealers by expanding contract-disclosure rules, modifying prepaid-contract protections, setting requirements for tank removal and refunds, limiting service-termination fees, and designating violati.
From the chaptered text, July 2, 2026:
AN ACT relative to home heating oil and propane contracts and sales. Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Rep. Baldwin, Graf. 4; Rep. Miller, Straf. 21; Rep. Bolton, Graf. 8; Rep. Lovett, Graf. 8; Rep. Fellows, Graf. 8 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill updates requirements for home heating oil, kerosene, and propane dealers by expanding contract-disclosure rules, modifying prepaid-contract protections, setting requirements for tank removal and refunds, limiting service-termination fees, and designating violations as unfair or deceptive acts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 11Mar2026... 0979h 05/07/2026 1713s 26-2434 04/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to home heating oil and propane …
Sponsors
- Janet Lucas (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- (D, 12)