HB508 (2025) Detail

Relative to decreasing assessment rates for entities providing VoIP and IP-enabled services, as well as certain local exchange carriers and their affiliates.


HB 508-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

20Feb2025... 0269h

2025 SESSION

25-0582

06/02

 

HOUSE BILL 508-FN

 

AN ACT relative to decreasing assessment rates for entities providing VoIP and IP-enabled services, as well as certain local exchange carriers and their affiliates.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18; Rep. Summers, Rock. 20

 

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill decreases the gross utility revenue of all excepted local exchange carriers, and all providers' gross revenue received from New Hampshire retail customers for a VoIP service or an IP-enabled service.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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... 0269h 25-0582

06/02

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

 

AN ACT relative to decreasing assessment rates for entities providing VoIP and IP-enabled services, as well as certain local exchange carriers and their affiliates.

 

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

 

1  Expenses of Public Utilities Commission Against Certain Utilities; Assessment.  Amend RSA 363-A:2, I(c) and (d) to read as follows:

(c) [33] 10 percent of the gross utility revenue of all excepted local exchange carriers as defined in RSA 362:7, I(c), and [33] 10 percent of the gross revenue of any affiliate of such a carrier received from New Hampshire retail customers for a VoIP service as defined in RSA 362:7, I(d) or an IP-enabled service as defined in RSA 362:7, I(e) that provides the voice capabilities described in RSA 362:7, I(d)(1) and (3), other than a cellular mobile radio communications service provider;

(d) [33] 10 percent of all providers' gross revenue received from New Hampshire retail customers for a VoIP service as defined in RSA 362:7, I(d) or an IP-enabled service as defined in RSA 362:7, I(e) that provides the voice capabilities described in RSA 362:7, I(d)(1) and (3), other than a cellular mobile radio communications service provider or any entity to which subparagraph (c) applies; and

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

 

LBA

25-0582

Revised 1/30/25

 

HB 508-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to decreasing assessment rates for entities providing VoIP and IP-enabled services, as well as certain local exchange carriers and their affiliates.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2028.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Energy and Public Utilities Commission

 

Amendments

Date Amendment
Feb. 5, 2025 2025-0269h

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 28, 2025 House Hearing
Feb. 4, 2025 House Exec Session
Feb. 4, 2025 House Floor Vote
March 25, 2025 Senate Hearing
April 3, 2025 Senate Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB508 Revision: 47096 Date: Feb. 20, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
HB508 Revision: 46939 Date: Feb. 5, 2025, 8:59 a.m.
HB508 Revision: 46347 Date: Jan. 31, 2025, 2:53 p.m.

Docket


March 25, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass; Vote 5-0; CC SC 15


March 20, 2025: Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am; SC 14


March 11, 2025: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7


Feb. 20, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0269h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6


Feb. 20, 2025: FLAM # 2025-0269h (Rep. Harrington): AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6


Feb. 6, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/04/2025 (Vote 18-0; 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 10:30 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