---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to study nuclear power and nuclear reactor technology in New Hampshire."
description: "establishing a commission to study nuclear power and nuclear reactor technology in New Hampshire."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 543"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 543 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith M. Ammon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5f61391-d5c1-4345-9f06-1e0a229d1683"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0728&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "0ef14d40f78b935b44ab07868400ca695ac24aef8b3bc11d7dcc0b3d765c23dc"
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 543 (2022) — establishing a commission to study nuclear power and nuclear reactor technology in New Hampshire.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1507s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1507s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=733&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Keith M. Ammon — primary (person)
- Jason M. Osborne — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Vose — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 2 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Public Hearing: 02/01/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/92752912485 / 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: 09/28/2021 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2021-10-26** Executive Session: 10/26/2021 10:00 a.m. LOB302-304
- **2021-11-16** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass HB543 11/15/2021 (Vote 15-6; RC) HC 48 P. 42 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-11-16** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2022-01-09** Ought to Pass: MA VV 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, 09:45 am; SC 14
- **2022-04-07** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1369s, 04/14/2022; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-14** Committee Amendment # 2022-1369s, AA, VV; 04/14/2022; SJ 8
- **2022-04-14** Sen. Giuda Floor Amendment # 2022-1507s, AA, VV; 04/14/2022; SJ 8
- **2022-04-14** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2022-1369s and 2022-1507s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/14/2022; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2022-05-13** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Vose): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-28** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/24/2022; Chapter 253; I. Sec 3 eff. 12/1/2023 II. Rem eff. 6/24/2022 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/d5f61391-d5c1-4345-9f06-1e0a229d1683`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).