SB96 (2023) Detail

Relative to state energy performance contracting.


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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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

Amendments

Date Amendment
March 8, 2023 2023-0856s
May 25, 2023 2023-1846EBA

Links


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

Bill Text Revisions

SB96 Revision: 39261 Date: July 11, 2023, 11:56 a.m.
SB96 Revision: 38645 Date: May 31, 2023, 9:53 a.m.
SB96 Revision: 38905 Date: May 25, 2023, 4:06 p.m.
SB96 Revision: 38267 Date: March 16, 2023, 11:33 a.m.
SB96 Revision: 38123 Date: March 8, 2023, 11:48 a.m.
SB96 Revision: 37591 Date: Jan. 18, 2023, 5:11 p.m.

Docket


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