‘Human composting’ bill draws bipartisan support in New Hampshire

By: Molly Rains

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: January 26, 2026

Words: 932

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Rep. Jessica LaMontagne became interested in natural funerals after witnessing a loved one’s home burial in Vermont.

“I was really quite moved by the experience,” she said Thursday, Jan. 23, addressing the House Committee on Executive Departments and Administration.

The experience set LaMontagne, a Dover Democrat, down a path of learning about alternative funerals. Under certain circumstances, natural burials, in which a person’s body is interred without chemical embalming, are permitted in New Hampshire, …

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