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HB451 Establishing the paint product stewardship program.

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Establishing the paint product stewardship program.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

6
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Your Wallet

Paint purchasers will pay a per-container assessment (amount unspecified in bill) added to purchase price, but avoid potential future disposal fees and gain free collection access.

7
🏘️

Your Community

Communities benefit from expanded free paint collection sites and proper environmental management of postconsumer paint, reducing improper disposal and environmental contamination.

7
⚖️

Your Freedom

Retailers and municipalities gain voluntary choice to participate as collection sites, though manufacturers face mandatory program participation and sales restrictions for non-compliant brands.

Status

Veto Sustained 04/09/2026: Regular Calendar 186-169 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote House Journal 10 P. 4

Voted Yes

31 R + 155 D

Voted No

169 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Karen Ebel (D)

The Short Version

This bill establishes a paint product stewardship program where manufacturers and retailers must fund collection and proper disposal of leftover household paint through a per-container fee added to paint purchase prices. Residents gain free drop-off locations for used paint, while manufacturers and retailers bear the program costs through the assessment system.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Households and small businesses with leftover paint seeking convenient free disposal options
  • ▲ Environmental protection through proper paint management and reduced illegal dumping
  • ▲ Communities hosting collection sites and avoiding environmental cleanup costs
  • ▲ Local municipalities that voluntarily participate as collection sites

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Paint purchasers who pay per-container assessment added to purchase price
  • ▼ Paint manufacturers required to establish and fund stewardship programs
  • ▼ Paint retailers required to participate in approved programs or cease sales
  • ▼ Distributors who must include assessment in pricing

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 36 for , 180 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 163 for ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Veto Override 2026-04-09
Passed

YES = Override the veto (keep the bill alive). NO = Let the veto stand (kill the bill).

31R + 155D
Voted to Override (186)
169R
Voted to Sustain Veto (169)
28
Absent
10
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (186)

Republicans (31)
Democrats (155)

Voted Nay (169)

Republicans (169)
Absent (28)

Alice Wade (D) , Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Dale Girard (D) , Donald Selby (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Heath Howard (D) , Jean Jeudy (D) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Leavitt (R) , Lee Ann Kluger (D) , Linda Haskins (D) , Lisa Post (R) , Mark MacKenzie (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Ned Raynolds (D) , Paige Beauchemin (D) , Peter Leishman (D) , Phyllis Katsakiores (R) , Scott Bryer (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Thomas Oppel (D) , Tracy Bricchi (D)

Ought to Pass 2026-01-07
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

5R + 8D
Voted to Pass (13)
11R
Voted Against (11)
0
Absent
0
Not voting
Show all 24 individual votes
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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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