HB 1577 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
5Mar2026... 0733h
2026 SESSION
26-2890
06/09
HOUSE BILL 1577
SPONSORS: Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1; Rep. Foote, Rock. 13; Rep. Girard, Sull. 6; Rep. Bridle, Rock. 29; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows public utilities to share individual customer data with municipal emergency management authorities for the limited purpose of emergency response planning and coordination.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Mar2026... 0733h 26-2890
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Customer Data in Emergency Situations. Amend RSA 363:38, V(b) to read as follows:
(b) Nothing in this section shall preclude a service provider from disclosing a customer's individual data to a third party for system, grid, or operational needs, coordination with local emergency management directors, or the research, development, and implementation of new rate structures and tariffs, demand response, customer assistance, energy management, or energy efficiency programs, provided that the service provider for contracts entered into after January 1, 2017, has required by contract that the third party implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information, to protect the personal information from unauthorized access, use, destruction, modification, or disclosure, and to prohibit the use of the data for a secondary commercial purpose not related to the primary purpose of the contract without the express consent of the customer. Disclosure of a customer's data to local emergency management directors shall be exempt under RSA 91-A:5, IV.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 23, 2026 | 2026-0733h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 9, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
March 6, 2026: Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6
March 5, 2026: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0733h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6
March 5, 2026: Amendment # 2026-0733h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6
Feb. 24, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0733h 02/17/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 27
Feb. 12, 2026: Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 229
Feb. 5, 2026: Public Hearing: 02/09/2026 09:30 am GP 229
Dec. 10, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 26