HB 504 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
20Feb2025... 0215h
2025 SESSION
25-0529
06/02
HOUSE BILL 504
AN ACT relative to the state energy policy.
SPONSORS: Rep. Vose, Rock. 5; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Berezhny, Graf. 11; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill revises the state energy policy to promote affordable, reliable, diverse, and secure energy resources for the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20Feb2025... 0215h 25-0529
06/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to the state energy policy.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Hampshire Energy Policy. RSA 378:37 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 378:37 New Hampshire Energy Policy.
It is the policy of the sovereign state of New Hampshire and purpose of this chapter, to promote affordable, reliable, diverse, and secure energy resources for the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens.
I. New Hampshire shall promote the development of resources to achieve the purpose of this chapter, fostering a range of technology types, including reliable, on-demand, and firm resources, while allowing for customer choice.
II. New Hampshire shall promote the development of resources, tools, and infrastructure to enhance the state's ability to ensure the state’s energy independence by removing regulatory barriers to innovation to ensure that the state can procure affordable, reliable, and secure energy resources, consistent with RSA 362-F.
III. New Hampshire shall allow market forces and market-based mechanisms to drive prudent use of energy resources. Government intervention to economically advantage one technology over another shall be time-limited, narrow, and necessary to achieve a specific policy goal.
IV. New Hampshire shall pursue energy conservation and efficiency according to market principles, focusing on market transformation, and in accordance with cost-effective fiscal strategies as authorized by the legislature, and consistent with RSA 374-F.
V. New Hampshire shall maintain an environment that allows for accurate market signals while balancing affordable consumer prices, price stability, energy reliability, public health and safety, and the financial stability of utilities and energy suppliers.
VI. State regulatory processes shall balance economic costs with the level of review necessary to ensure protection of the state's various interests, and where federal action is required, New Hampshire will collaborate to encourage expedited federal review and action.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 6, 2025 | 2025-0215h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 20, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0215h: MA RC 204-165 02/20/2025 HJ 6
Feb. 20, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0215h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6
Feb. 6, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Feb. 6, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0215h 02/04/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 12 P. 11
Jan. 29, 2025: Executive Session: 02/04/2025 02:30 pm LOB 302-304
Jan. 23, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
Jan. 14, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 3 P. 13