---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to participation in net energy metering by small hydroelectric generators."
description: "relative to participation in net energy metering by small hydroelectric generators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 40"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 40 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin A. Avard"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2023-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62668454-2228-434b-a758-4ba0914d04d9"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0754&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "0153c88e4c9db790eca60a10e332ebeb25575ef97bfed8bd43abc377f1baff6a"
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 40 (2023) — relative to participation in net energy metering by small hydroelectric generators.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2182e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2182e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. Avard — primary (person)
- Carrie L. Gendreau — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- Jason M. Osborne — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kat McGhee — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Vose — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca J. McWilliams — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Ross Berry — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Lang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Hearing: 01/17/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 6
- **2023-01-17** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0058s, 01/19/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6A `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-01-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0058s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/19/2023; SJ 4 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-01-19** Committee Amendment # 2023-0058s, AA, VV; 01/19/2023; SJ 4
- **2023-03-20** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Public Hearing: 04/03/2023 09:30 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-04-11** Executive Session: 04/18/2023 09:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-04-11** Full Committee Work Session: 04/17/2023 01:00 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-04-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1373h 04/18/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Amendment # 2023-1373h: AA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 16
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1373h: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 16 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
- **2023-06-16** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2182e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 14
- **2023-06-16** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2182e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-21** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-21** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 15
- **2023-07-11** Signed by the Governor on 06/30/2023; Chapter 0141; Effective 06/30/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62668454-2228-434b-a758-4ba0914d04d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).