CHAPTER 143
SB 96 - FINAL VERSION
03/16/2023 0856s
05/18/2023 1846EBA
2023 SESSION
23-1027
06/10
SENATE BILL 96
AN ACT relative to state energy performance contracting.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Infantine, Hills. 16; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4
COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits requests for qualifications or requests for contract proposals from requiring membership or accreditation in energy associations, using equipment not generally available to energy service companies, or terms of bias or favoritism.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/16/2023 0856s
05/18/2023 1846EBA 23-1027
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to state energy performance contracting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
143:1 Department of Administrative Services; State Facility Energy Cost Reduction; Energy Performance Contracting. Amend RSA 21-I:19-d, II(a) to read as follows:
(a) The agency shall issue a public request for proposals, advertised in the same manner as other programs, concerning the provision of energy efficiency services or the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of energy equipment, or both. The request for proposals shall contain terms and conditions relating to submission of proposals, evaluation and selection of proposals, financial terms, legal responsibilities, and other matters as may be required by law and as the agency determines appropriate. A request for qualifications or a request for proposals shall not contain terms that require membership in or accreditation from a specific regional, national, or international association of energy services companies, or the use of proprietary equipment that is not generally available to energy services companies.
143:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 30, 2023
Effective Date: August 29, 2023
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 8, 2023 | 2023-0856s |
| May 25, 2023 | 2023-1846EBA |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 21, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 16, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| March 29, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
July 11, 2023: Signed by the Governor on 06/30/2023; Chapter 0143; Effective 08/29/2023
June 21, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20
June 21, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20
June 21, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 15
May 25, 2023: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-1846e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/18/2023); SJ 16
May 25, 2023: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-1846e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/18/2023
May 4, 2023: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 12
March 30, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/29/2023 (Vote 16-0; CC)
April 14, 2023: Executive Session: 03/29/2023 10:30 am LOB 306-308
March 30, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/29/2023 (Vote 16-0; CC)
March 21, 2023: Public Hearing: 03/29/2023 10:30 am LOB 306-308
March 21, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration
March 16, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0856s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
March 16, 2023: Committee Amendment # 2023-0856s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
March 8, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0856s, 03/16/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13
Feb. 16, 2023: Hearing: 02/21/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 11
Jan. 18, 2023: Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 4