HB 1338 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2550
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1338
SPONSORS: Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Rep. Frost, Straf. 16; Rep. Labranche, Hills. 22
COMMITTEE: Ways and Means
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study imposing a tax on manufacturers based on the cost to dispose of single use products and product packaging materials.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2550
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study imposing a tax on manufacturers based on the cost of to dispose of single-use products and product packaging materials.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be members of the Republican party and 2 of whom shall be members of the Democratic party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the possibility of imposing a tax on manufacturers based on the cost of disposing of product packaging or single-use products. The study shall include, but not limited to, the possibility of entering into an interstate compact, the distribution of tax revenues to municipalities for the purpose of safely recycling and disposing of solid wastes, a variable tax structure taxing manufacturers of single-use products and packaging materials commensurate with the burden on municipalities for disposing such materials, and taxing compostable and easily recycled materials at a lower rate than difficult to recycle or toxic materials. The committee may solicit information and testimony from any individual or entity the committee deems relative to the study.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2022.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.