February 2026: HB 737 Meeting

New Hampshire Legislative Study Commission on the Environmental and Health Impacts of Per- and Polyfluorinated Chemicals and the Commission to Study Environmentally Triggered Chronic Illness · February 18, 2026

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Opening, quorum and 10-year reflection on PFAS discovery

Announcement

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Chair opened the joint meeting, noted time (02:07 PM) and quorum status; reported uncertainty about certain commission appointments (Ray Breslin not yet confirmed; Senator Magoo no longer a member). Chair reflected on the 10-year history since 2016 PFOA detections and framed the session around public-health responses to PFAS exposure. Chair invited the presenters from the University of Arizona study.

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A joint New Hampshire legislative study commission meeting heard a presentation of a new paper finding links between PFAS-contaminated public wells and worse infant outcomes, received updates from DHHS and DES on sampling and remediation work (including Saint‑Gobain sampling and POET installations), and recorded routine business including approval of minutes and next meeting scheduling.

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