---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to a report by the department of energy on the effectiveness of the system benefits charge."
description: "relative to a report by the department of energy on the effectiveness of the system benefits charge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 211"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 211 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Douglas W. Thomas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34c06ffc-cea5-4fb6-b84a-846d4ab77e24"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0221&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "1b368f06ac190787ad5c31852fb49baa3bfbffea28fb99968809d72eafccdde4"
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 211 (2023) — relative to a report by the department of energy on the effectiveness of the system benefits charge.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2177s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2177s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Douglas W. Thomas — primary (person)
- Michael Vose — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Introduced 01/04/2023 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/23/2023 04:00 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-01-18** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 01/24/2023 04:00 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-01-25** Public Hearing: 02/03/2023 11:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-01** Executive Session: 02/06/2023 01:30 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/03/23 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 11 P. 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-14** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/14/2023 HJ 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-07** Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Hearing: 05/23/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 23
- **2023-05-31** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 06/08/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 25 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sen. Avard Moved to Remove HB 211 from the Consent Calendar; 06/07/2023; SJ 18
- **2023-06-08** Sen. Avard Floor Amendment # 2023-2178s, AA, VV; 06/08/2023; SJ 18
- **2023-06-08** Sen. Avard Floor Amendment # 2023-2177s, AA, VV; 06/08/2023; SJ 18
- **2023-06-08** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2023-2177s and 2023-2178s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/08/2023; SJ 18 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/08/2023; SJ 18
- **2023-06-12** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-2177s and 2023-2178s and Requests CofC (Reps. Vose, D. Thomas, Aron, Bixby): MA VV 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 74
- **2023-06-15** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Birdsell, Watters; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-15** Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-20** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/20/2023 11:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-06-21** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2023-2215c; 06/29/2023
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report 2023-2215c: Adopted, VV 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 6
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report # 2023-2215c, Adopted, VV; 06/29/2023; SJ 20
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 181; eff: 10/03/2023 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34c06ffc-cea5-4fb6-b84a-846d4ab77e24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).