New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1451: relative to protecting workers from extreme temperature-related injuries and fatalities in the workplace.
Status: Failed, August 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to protecting workers from extreme temperature-related injuries and fatalities in the workplace. Rep. de Vries, Rock. 29; Rep. Edgar, Rock. 29; Rep. Wade, Straf. 15; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. LeClerc, Hills. 34; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24 COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires employers to develop written plans and training programs to protect workers from heat and cold stress at extreme temperatures, mandates rest breaks and fluids, prohibits retaliation, and auth.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to protecting workers from extreme temperature-related injuries and fatalities in the workplace. Rep. de Vries, Rock. 29; Rep. Edgar, Rock. 29; Rep. Wade, Straf. 15; Rep. Levesque, Straf. 4; Rep. LeClerc, Hills. 34; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24 COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires employers to develop written plans and training programs to protect workers from heat and cold stress at extreme temperatures, mandates rest breaks and fluids, prohibits retaliation, and authorizes rulemaking for enforcement. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2831 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to protecting workers from extreme temperature-related injuries and fatalities …
Sponsors
- Christian Muns (D, 29) · primary sponsor