Pesticide bills heard this week in the NH House

Please help us pass these two bills, to be heard on January 13, with a work session on January 20. At the work session, legislators will weigh the numbers for and against, as well as the testimony from each side. Let’s outnumber the opposition. Pesticides harm wildlife, and if we don’t speak up, we risk losing the sounds that bring our world to life.

Neonicotinoids are the most widely used chemical poisons, harming bees, birds, beneficial insects, fish, and other aquatic life. The birds are still singing. The bees are still humming. But not for long if we keep choosing poison over coexistence. We must stop turning to poisons as a solution.

Click these links to read the bills in PDF.

9:00 am – HB 1431 - Restricting the use of neonicotinoid pesticides
10:00 am – HB 1086 - Prohibiting the sale of certain agricultural seeds treated with neonicotinoids

Please Do this now! “Sign in” to support HB 1086 and HB 1431

Go to the House of Representatives - Online Testimony Submission (Sign-In) page.
Personal Information — Enter your name, town, and email address.
Select Date of Hearing — Choose January 13, 2026
Select Bill
- Committee is House Environment and Agriculture
- Bill is 9:00 am - HB 1431
- For “I am,” choose “A Member of the Public”
- For “I’m Representing,” choose “Myself”
Indicate Your Position on the Bill — Choose “I support this Bill.”
Type Comments or Upload Remote Testimony (Optional) — You can upload a PDF file with written comments or type your comments in the box.
Final Review — Check your work and click Submit.
Repeat steps 1-7 for HB 1086 to be heard at 10:00 am.

Attend the hearing on January 13 if you’re able. You may give testimony or simply come to listen, sign in, and be there to show your support.

Please note: the Legislative Office Building is closed for renovations, so House hearings will be held at 1 Granite Place, Concord, NH, Room 153.

NH Fish and Game classifies pesticides as a threat not only to wildlife, but also to their habitats and to our entire ecosystem.

From the NH State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP):

Pesticides are a significant conservation concern. The SWAP classifies them as pollution under the threat category “Agricultural and forestry effluents / Herbicides & pesticides.” The SWAP documents that pesticide use contributes to direct wildlife mortality, particularly among insects and other invertebrates (including impacts from neonicotinoids), and to habitat degradation through runoff, especially in streams, wetlands, and other aquatic systems. The plan's threat summaries describe herbicides and pesticides as among the most commonly identified threats to New Hampshire’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need, underscoring pesticide pollution as a statewide issue affecting both species and ecosystems.

State Wildlife Action Plans are science-based conservation plans required for states to receive federal wildlife funding. Each state submits a plan that identifies Species of Greatest Conservation Need, the threats they face, and actions to prevent species from becoming endangered. Every ten years, U.S. states submit their SWAP to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for approval.

NH Fish and Game submitted its SWAP for 2025-2035 in September, and it was approved by USFWS in December, 2025. Read it here SWAP

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