HB1431 Restricting the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Restricting the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Protecting pollinators supports NH agriculture, which depends on pollination for crops worth millions annually.
Your Community
Protects pollinators essential to NH agriculture, gardens, and ecosystems; addresses a serious environmental threat.
Your Freedom
Restricts what pesticides property owners and farmers can use, though for significant environmental benefit.
Status
Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 04/16/2026; Senate Journal 9
Sponsor
John MacDonald (R)
The Short Version
Restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which are linked to pollinator die-offs threatening agriculture and ecosystems. Neonicotinoids harm bees, butterflies, and other pollinators critical to NH's food supply and environment.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Beekeepers
- ▲ Farmers dependent on pollination
- ▲ NH ecosystem health
- ▲ Residents who grow gardens
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Agricultural operations relying on neonicotinoid pest control
- ▼ Pesticide manufacturers
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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