---
type: "Bill"
title: "adopting omnibus legislation on renewable energy and utilities."
description: "adopting omnibus legislation on renewable energy and utilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 91"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 91 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David H Watters"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f47de910-c387-40a0-afa7-ddce37b8e83b"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0945&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "01c34143e95e2d692a4a1964fd30e09d732897122f197d170d4420b26615519a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 91 (2021) — adopting omnibus legislation on renewable energy and utilities.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2021-2075e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2075e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- David H Watters — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-26** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Remote Hearing: 02/02/2021, 09:00 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 9
- **2021-03-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0724s, 03/18/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Committee Amendment # 2021-0724s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 03/18/2021; SJ 8
- **2021-03-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0724s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/18/2021; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 4 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Public Hearing: 04/19/2021 10:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/96379037711 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-04-20** Full Committee Work Session: 05/03/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93424176488
- **2021-05-04** Full Committee Work Session: 05/17/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98435820084 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-18** Executive Session: 05/24/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94155532481
- **2021-05-26** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1619h (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 26 P. 29 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-26** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1654h
- **2021-06-04** Amendment # 2021-1619h: AA DV 364-2 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 29
- **2021-06-04** FLAM # 2021-1808h (Rep. Oxenham): AF DV 174-194 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 33
- **2021-06-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1619h: MA DV 364-3 06/04/2021 HJ 9 P. 34 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sen. Avard Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Bradley, Watters; 06/10/2021; SJ 19
- **2021-06-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Vose): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 17
- **2021-06-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Vose, Thomas, Harrington, Cali-Pitts 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 17
- **2021-06-14** ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/14/2021, 8:30 am, Room 103, SH
- **2021-06-14** ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/15/2021, 09:15 am, Room 103, SH
- **2021-06-15** ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/15/2021, 11:00 am, Room 103, SH
- **2021-06-15** ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/15/2021, 09:15 am, Room SH,
- **2021-06-17** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1984c Filed 06/10/2021; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report 2021-1984c: Adopted, VV 06/24/2021
- **2021-06-24** Conference Committee Report # 2021-1984c, Adopted, VV; 06/24/2021; SJ 20
- **2021-07-20** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2075e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2075e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-30** Signed by the Governor on 08/26/2021; Chapter 0228 `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-30** Part I Effective 10/25/2021
- **2021-08-30** Part II Effective 08/26/2021
- **2021-08-30** Part III Effective 10/25/2021
- **2021-08-30** Part IV. I. Section 2 Effective 11/01/2021
- **2021-08-30** Part IV. II. Remainder Effective 08/26/2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f47de910-c387-40a0-afa7-ddce37b8e83b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).