---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to study the removal of unused utility poles following the transition of equipment, lines, and cables to new utility poles."
description: "establishing a commission to study the removal of unused utility poles following the transition of equipment, lines, and cables to new utility poles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 169"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 169 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jaci L. Grote"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2022-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16cf5a08-29b7-402c-9bff-18503fa18b7f"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0114&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "c23c05575461189e3d289b93ab80b1a6a1ecb98ea5fc18f584de518eb99c07a2"
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 HB 169 (2022) — establishing a commission to study the removal of unused utility poles following the transition of equipment, lines, and cables to new utility poles.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-2114E** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-2114E&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=114&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Jaci L. Grote — primary (person)
- Gerri D. Cannon — cosponsor (person)
- Jim V. Maggiore — cosponsor (person)
- Kate R. Murray — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Marsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Public Works and Highways HJ 2 P. 37 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11** Vacated and Referred to Science, Technology and Energy (): MA VV (in recess of) 01/06/2021 HJ 2 P. 50
- **2021-01-20** Public Hearing: 01/29/2021 11:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92874903669 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-23** Retained in Committee
- **2021-06-09** ==CANCELLED== Full Committee Work Session: 06/21/2021 10:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/98681120846
- **2021-09-10** Subcommittee Work Session: 09/29/2021 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2021-10-26** Executive Session: 10/26/2021 10:00 a.m. LOB302-304
- **2021-11-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 11/04/2021 (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 48 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-11** Ought to Pass: MA VV 01/05/2022 HJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-01-18** Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-31** Hearing: 04/07/2022, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 14
- **2022-04-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1372s, 04/14/2022; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-14** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1372s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/14/2022; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2022-04-14** Committee Amendment # 2022-1372s, AA, VV; 04/14/2022; SJ 8
- **2022-05-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Vose): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2114e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2114EBA: AA VV (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-22** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-22** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-07-07** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/01/2022; Chapter 286; I. Sec 2 eff. 12/01/2022 II. Rem eff. 07/01/2022 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16cf5a08-29b7-402c-9bff-18503fa18b7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).