HB1089: relative to the statute of limitations on civil actions involving PFAS.

HB 1089 - AS INTRODUCED

2024 SESSION

24-2434

10/08

HOUSE BILL 1089

AN ACT relative to the statute of limitations on civil actions involving PFAS.

SPONSORS: Rep. Vail, Hills. 6

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the statute of limitations for civil actions for damages resulting from a PFAS exposure.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2434

10/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to the statute of limitations on civil actions involving PFAS.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Fund and Programs; Statute of Limitations Removed. Amend RSA 485-H:12 to read as follows:

485-H:12 [Statute of Limitations;] Civil Actions; PFAS Exposure. A civil action arising out of any harm or injury caused by a person or entity found legally responsible for or an action for any damages resulting from a PFAS exposure may be brought [within the 6 years after the date the plaintiff discovers, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, such harm, injury, or damages and the causal relationship of an act or omission to such harm, injury or damages. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting any action brought by the state] at any time after a plaintiff or the state discovers such harm, injury, or damages and the causal relationship of an act or omission to such harm, injury, or damages.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025.