---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to net metering participation."
description: "relative to net metering participation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 261"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 261 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James P. Gray"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-14"
last_action: "2022-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ffc1f21-72d0-4042-a9f3-823b6f1e4134"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2958&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "b89683e361c3eee64f15176293591d9b5c8280b8992ed0f88558fae200f470a1"
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 261 (2022) — relative to net metering participation.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1399h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1399h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- James P. Gray — primary (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-14** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** Hearing: 01/25/2022, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 4
- **2022-02-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0661s, 02/16/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16** Committee Amendment # 2022-0661s, AA, VV; 02/16/2022; SJ 3
- **2022-02-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-0661s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/16/2022; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/24/2022; SC 8A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-24** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/24/2022; SJ 4 `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Public Hearing: 04/05/2022 01:30 pm LOB 306-308
- **2022-04-15** Executive Session: 04/05/2022 01:30 pm LOB 306-308
- **2022-04-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1399h (Vote 19-2; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-04** Amendment # 1399h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
- **2022-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1399h: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-27** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-05-27** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-08** Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2022; Chapter 0152; Effective 08/06/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ffc1f21-72d0-4042-a9f3-823b6f1e4134`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).