---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the regulation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations."
description: "relative to the regulation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 52"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 52 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy Lang"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/830686e8-a0fe-413b-b016-8650966a2c4d"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0919&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "0ce83a2921a2a6529c5c40efdb6b627368fc2cd31572fb7f1b41e50b220b52ed"
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 52 (2023) — relative to the regulation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-1401h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1401h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Table — **183–188** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Timothy Lang — primary (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Introduced 01/05/2023 and Referred to Transportation; SJ 4 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Hearing: 01/17/2023, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 6
- **2023-03-08** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0818s, 03/16/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0818s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/16/2023; SJ 10 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-16** Committee Amendment # 2023-0818s, AA, VV; 03/16/2023; SJ 10
- **2023-03-21** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Transportation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Vacated and Referred to Science, Technology and Energy (): MA VV (in recess of) 03/23/2023 HJ 11 P. 54 `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Public Hearing: 04/17/2023 09:30 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: Without Recommendation 04/18/2023 (Vote ; RC)
- **2023-05-04** Amendment # 2023-1401h: AF DV 183-183 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 35
- **2023-05-04** Lay SB52 on Table (Rep. Hoell): MF RC 183-188 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 36 `deferral`
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass: MA DV 187-184 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 38 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Reconsider SB52 (Rep. Weber): MF DV 185-187 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 38
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/18/2023
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/18/2023); SJ 16 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-08** Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2023; Chapter 0066; Effective 08/06/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/830686e8-a0fe-413b-b016-8650966a2c4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).