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Bottled Water Vs. Tap Water Committee Report CONSENT CALENDAR March 7, 2018 The Committee on Commerce and Consumer Affairs to which was referred HB 1632, AN ACT relative to the labeling of bottled water. Having considered the same, report the same with the following resolution: RESOLVED, that it is INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. Rep. John Hunt FOR THE COMMITTEE Original: House Clerk Cc: Committee Bill File COMMITTEE REPORT Committee: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Bill Number:. HB 1632 Title: relative to the labeling of bottled water. Date: March 7, 2018 Consent Calendar: CONSENT Recommendation: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE STATEMENT OF INTENT This bill requires all bottled water sold in New Hampshire to be tested annually for the presence of 24 chemicals and labeled with certain results of such tests. The committee had a wide range of concerns centered on how this bill could be implemented and enforced and had fears that the passage of this bill would dry up the availability of bottled water in New Hampshire. Vote 17-1. Rep. John Hunt FOR THE COMMITTEE Original: House Clerk Cc: Committee Bill File CONSENT CALENDAR Commerce and Consumer Affairs HB 1632, relative to the labeling of bottled water. INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE. Rep. John Hunt for Commerce and Consumer Affairs. This bill requires all bottled water sold in New Hampshire to be tested annually for the presence of 24 chemicals and labeled with certain results of such tests. The committee had a wide range of concerns centered on how this bill could be implemented and enforced and had fears that the passage of this bill would dry up the availability of bottled water in New Hampshire. Vote 17-1. Original: House Clerk Cc: Committee Bill File HB 1214 Int. Study, 20-0 CC HB1214 seeks to ban all flame retardant chemicals in new residential upholstered furniture. The bill, however, includes an exemption from the ban for any flame retardants used in upholstered furniture in public facilities. Flame retardants have been used in upholstered furniture and other consumer products to decrease the ability of the material to ignite, however there have been concerns about long term health issues. The Committee believes that while the issue of the health effects of certain chemicals on the public and our firefighters is important to address, there is a need for additional study to determine the practical effect on consumers, retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers in our state. The State of Maine is the only state in the country that has passed a similar law, but it has not yet gone into effect. There are also proceedings at the national level, by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Fire Protection Association related to both the federal regulation of chemical flame retardants and a national furniture flammability standard. We believe additional study at this time is appropriate to review the experience in Maine and monitor the proceedings at the federal level to determine any future New Hampshire action. HB 1632 ITL, 18-1 CC (0, This bill requires all bottled water sold in New Hampshire must be tested annually for the presence of 24 chemicals and labeled with certain results of such tests. The committee had a wide range of concerns in how this bill could be implement and enforced with fears that the passage of this bill would dry up the availability of bottled water in New Hampshire HB 1641 ITL, 1-0 CC This bill provides that relative to the rate of interest in business transactions, the rate of interest on judgments including prejudgment interest shall be compounded daily rather than annually. The committee felt this was extremely punitive and unworkable. HB 1653 ITL,18-0 CC H131653 adds to NH's Chapter law of the uniform commercial code, that all contracts with sovereign "inhabitants" defined under Part 11 Article 30 of the New Hampshire Constitution shall have a disclosure that "all rights reserved" or "without prejudice RSA 382-A:1-306, RSA 382-A:1-103, UCC 1-103, UCC 1- 308." Failure to put this disclosure in any contract would be a forfeiture of $10,000. HB 1720 OTP/A, 17-0 #0764 CC This bill allows a beverage manufacturer in a contract brewing arrangement (which means the beer is brewed somewhere else in or out of state) may store beverages produced by the contract brewer at its New Hampshire facility. 2 Voting Sheets HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS EXECUTIVE SESSION on HB 1632 BILL TITLE: relative to the labeling of bottled water. DATE: February 21, 2018 LOB ROOM: 302 MOTIONS: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE Moved by Rep. Hunt Seconded by Rep. Fontneau Vote: 17-1 CONSENT CALENDAR: YES Statement of Intent: Refer to Committee Report Respectfully submitted, Rep Valerie Fraser, Clerk HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS EXECUTIVE SESSION on HB 1632 BILL TITLE: relative to the labeling of bottled water. DATE: ,9 LOB ROOM: 302 MOTION: (Please check one box) ❑ OTP X.ITL O Retain (lat year) 0 Adoption of Amendment # El Interim Study (2nd year) (if offered) Moved by Rep. 14 Pct. Seconded by Rep. tc-it.te_iiieetct. Vote: i 1 - MOTION: (Please check one box) ❑ OTP ❑ OTP/A ❑ ITL 0 Retain (19' year) O Adoption of Amendment # 0 Interim Study (2nd year) (if offered) Moved by Rep. Seconded by Rep. Vote: MOTION: (Please check one box) ❑ OTP ❑ OTP/A ❑ ITL 0 Retain (Pt year) 0 Adoption of Amendment # O Interim Study (2nd year) (if offered) Moved by Rep. Seconded by Rep. Vote: MOTION: (Please check one box) ❑ OTP ❑ OTPIA ❑ ITL 0 Retain (1st year) O Adoption of Amendment # O Interim Study (2nd year) (if offered) Moved by Rep. Seconded by Rep. Vote: CONSENT CALENDAR: YES NO Minority Report? Yes No If yes, author, Rep: Motion Respectfully submitted: vtaire.v1 Rep Valerie Fraser, Clerk STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 1/5/2018 10:27:29 AM OFFICE OF THE HOUSE CLERK Roll Call Committee Registers Report 2018 SESSION COMMERCE Bill #: / 3a Title: k ; 71k 45x/a its PH Date: /1 Exec Session Date: ‘,2_ I Motion: Amendment #: MEMBER YEAS NAYS Hunt, John B. Chariman , 1/ Biggie, Barbara Vice Chairman Iii Fraser, Valerie Clerk V Fromuth, Bart - — Sanborn, Laurie 3. I Ferreira, Elizabeth ‘,/ Osborne, Jason M. I . Costable, Michael 1 Plumer, John R. \i/ Schwaegler, Vicki Panasiti, Reed A. ,/// Butler, Edward A. i Gidge, Kenneth N. 7" _ Williams, Kermit R. v Abel, Richard M. ___ . - / Luneau, David V McBeath, Rebecca , - Bartlett, Christy D. / Fontneau, Timothy Van Houten, Connie TOTAL VOTE: _ < Pe nala P, Klee_ 20. v Page: 1 of 1 Sub-Committee Minutes HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE WORK SESSION on HB 1632 BILL TITLE: relative to the labeling of bottled water. DATE: February 20, 2018 Subcommittee Members: Reps. Hunt, Biggie, Fraser, Fromuth, Sanborn, Ferreira, Osborne, Costable, Plumer, Schwaegler, Panasiti, Butler, Gidge, Williams, Abel, Luneau, McBeath, Bartlett, Fontneau and Van Houten Comments and Recommendations: No notes. MOTIONS: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE Moved by Rep. Rep. Hunt Seconded by Rep. Rep. Fontneau Vote: 7-2 Respectfully submitted, Rep. Valerie Fraser Subcommittee Clerk HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE WORK SESSION on HB 1632 BILL TITLE: relative to the labeling of bottled water. DATE: Subcommittee Members: Reps. 1,71., Biggie, Fraser, Fromuth, Sanborn, Ferreira, Osborne, Costable, Plumer, Schwaegler, Panasiti, Butler, Giclge, Williams Abel, rune au, IVIcBeath, Bartlett, Ii ontneau and Van Houten Comments and Recommendations: MOTIONS: OTP, OTP/ Afs.etained (1st Yr), Interim Study (2nd Yr) (Please circle one) 6LE-4.—/ Moved by Rep. — Seconded by Rep. t----'62-PtEaitlee--ai AM Vote: Adoption of Amendment # Moved by Rep. Seconded by Rep. Vote: Amendment Adopted Amendment Failed MOTIONS: OTP, OTP/A, ITL, Retained (1st Yr), Interim Study (2nd Yr) (Please circle one) Moved by Rep. Seconded by Rep. AM Vote: Adoption of Amendment # Moved by Rep. Seconded by Rep. Vote: Amendment Adopted Amendment Failed Respectfully submitted, Rep. Va._ Subcommittee Chairman/Clerk Hearing Minutes HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 1632 BILL TITLE: relative to the labeling of bottled water. DATE: February 14, 2018 LOB ROOM: 302 Time Public Hearing Called to Order: 10:30 am Time Adjourned: 11:20 am ' Committee Members: Rep romuth, Sanborn, Ferreira, Osborne, ostabl , P umer, Schwaeg illiams, Abel, Luneau, McBeath, et ontnea and V Bill Sponsors: Rep. Messmer Rep. McConnell Rep. Grassie Rep. P. Gordon Rep. Fraser TESTIMONY * Use asterisk if written testimony and/or amendments are submitted. Rep. Mindi Messmer, prime sponsor - We have had many instances where municipal water has become contaminated. Tap water regulated by EPA and bottled water by FDA which means less restrictions than tap water. See information. A township in Oakland compared tap water and bottled water. This bill asks for additional sampling where ground water is being labeled as spring water when the ground water is being pumped out of the ground. We are concerned about PFC's and volatile organic chemicals and arsenic. We need to understand that bottled water may not be any safer than their tap water. NH is undergoing a large monitoring because of bladder cancers. Q: Rep. Butler - The cost of this analysis required and how it would be communicated and labeled. A: The state of NH has about a $200 for PFC's, around $310 for the complete analysis. Those results should be labeled. Q: How often for that cost? A: Annually. It is a small cost in order to allow the public to make an informed decision. Q: Rep. David Luneau - Would this section only apply to NH bottlers? A: All water sold in NH. Q: On lines 7 to 9 would only apply to NH? A: It allows any one who sells in NH or mfr in NH would have to be labeled.
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