---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to utility requirements for integrated distribution planning."
description: "relative to utility requirements for integrated distribution planning."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1431"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1431 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tony Caplan"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-06"
last_action: "2024-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adcfdc3e-19b5-481d-bc96-986d3910945a"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2150&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "151cc9c78b0a26ce3a1d6968197baa8d13a4658d103dc811d4b6ce17a5284362"
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 1431 (2024) — relative to utility requirements for integrated distribution planning.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1612s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1612s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1237&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Tony Caplan — primary (person)
- Chris Muns — cosponsor (person)
- Lucius Parshall — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca J. McWilliams — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy E. N Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-06** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 20 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Public Hearing: 01/29/2024 09:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-02-07** Executive Session: 02/13/2024 01:00 pm LOB 302-304
- **2024-02-07** Full Committee Work Session: 02/01/2024 10:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0663h 02/13/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 9 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Amendment # 2024-0663h: AA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 23
- **2024-03-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0663h: MA VV 03/07/2024 HJ 7 P. 23 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-13** Introduced 03/07/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-09** Hearing: 04/16/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 15
- **2024-04-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1612s, 05/02/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 17 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Committee Amendment # 2024-1612s, AA, VV; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1612s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2024; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-31** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1612s (Rep. Vose): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 22
- **2024-07-02** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-02** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
- **2024-07-26** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/19/2024; Chapter 242; eff.07/19/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/adcfdc3e-19b5-481d-bc96-986d3910945a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).