---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the electric utility system benefits charge."
description: "relative to the electric utility system benefits charge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 113"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 113 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin A. Avard"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53d9fe46-9d80-4b88-ba7d-94b59f17872b"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0803&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "7a6ff9ae8f5cd4292fe915b38429aa46ea2d3487b1983fb0664afd0a6865760c"
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 113 (2023) — relative to the electric utility system benefits charge.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1399h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1399h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Kevin A. Avard — primary (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Ricciardi — cosponsor (person)
- Howard Pearl — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Hearing: 01/31/2023, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 8
- **2023-02-01** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/09/2023; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-09** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/09/2023; SJ 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **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: 04/10/2023 09:00 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 # 2023-1399h (NT) 04/18/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Amendment # 2023-1399h: AA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 17
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1399h: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 17 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sen. Avard Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/01/2023; SJ 16
- **2023-06-30** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-30** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 16
- **2023-08-01** Signed by the Governor on 07/28/2023; Chapter 0162; Effective 09/26/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53d9fe46-9d80-4b88-ba7d-94b59f17872b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).