---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to least cost integrated resource plans of utilities; municipal hosts for purposes of limited electrical energy producers; the cost of compliance with disclosure of electric renewable portfolio standards; repealing the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board; and procedures for energy facility siting by the site evaluation committee."
description: "relative to least cost integrated resource plans of utilities; municipal hosts for purposes of limited electrical energy producers; the cost of compliance with disclosure of electric renewable portfolio standards; repealing the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board; and procedures for energy facility siting by the site evaluation committee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 281"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 281 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred R. Plett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/752c676d-6f18-4c4b-a5f3-be8eedfb6c72"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0172&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "45906bfc41d82e5424e7d70e56c2811b1a1fa227e8d3a54a96ce6fa2f7452bcf"
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 281 (2023) — relative to least cost integrated resource plans of utilities; municipal hosts for purposes of limited electrical energy producers; the cost of compliance with disclosure of electric renewable portfolio standards; repealing the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board; and procedures for energy facility siting by the site evaluation committee.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2250e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2250e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTP — **184–168** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fred R. Plett — primary (person)
- Jeanine M. Notter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael D. Harrington — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Public Hearing: 02/07/2023 09:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-09** Executive Session: 02/16/2023 01:00 pm LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-27** Committee Report: Without Recommendation 02/16/2023 (Vote ; RC) HC 14 P. 20
- **2023-03-09** Ought to Pass: MA RC 184-168 03/09/2023 HJ 8 P. 84 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04** Hearing: 05/09/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 21
- **2023-05-04** Hearing: 05/09/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am, on proposed amendment # 2023-1657s; SC 21
- **2023-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1879s, 05/18/2023; SC 22A `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment # 2023-1879s, AA, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-05-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1879s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2023; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1879s (Rep. Vose): MF DV 176-180 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 6
- **2023-06-15** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1879s and Requests CofC (Rep. Vose): MA DV 179-178 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 6
- **2023-06-15** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Vose, D. Thomas, Harrington, McGhee 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 6
- **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
- **2023-06-21** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/21/2023 10:00 am LOB 202-204
- **2023-06-22** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2023-2226c; 06/29/2023
- **2023-06-27** Removed from Consent (Reps. Cormen, Muns, McWilliams, Haskins, Noel, Sellers, T. Lekas, A. Lekas, K. Perez, Manos) 06/27/2023 HJ 17
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report 2023-2226c: Adopted, DV 250-121 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 10
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report # 2023-2226c, Adopted, VV; 06/29/2023; SJ 20
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2250e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2250e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 17
- **2023-07-27** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-10** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/08/2023; Chapter 233; eff: 10/07/2023 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/752c676d-6f18-4c4b-a5f3-be8eedfb6c72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).