---
type: "Bill"
title: "reestablishing the commission to study the assessing of power generation."
description: "reestablishing the commission to study the assessing of power generation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 458"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 458 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Vose"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-11"
last_action: "2024-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9713c07-f7fc-46b3-989e-0302569be01c"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0457&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "fef8c4835cda08458c41382eb775a0cefcc2f72c2831e16c2fb022e902937bef"
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 458 (2024) — reestablishing the commission to study the assessing of power generation.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-1412s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-1412s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Michael Vose — primary (person)
- Peter R. Leishman — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-11** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 3 P. 17 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Public Hearing: 02/06/2023 09:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-16** Public Hearing: 02/06/2023 09:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-16** Executive Session: 02/21/2023 09:30 am LOB 302-304
- **2023-02-21** Retained in Committee
- **2023-09-05** Full Committee Work Session: 09/26/2023 01:00 pm LOB 302-304 HC 36
- **2023-10-25** Executive Session: 11/06/2023 10:00 am LOB 302-304 HC 43
- **2023-10-25** Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2023-2347h: 11/06/2023 09:30 am LOB 302-304 HC 43
- **2023-11-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-2347h (NT) 11/06/2023 (Vote 20-0; RC) HC 49 P. 44 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-04** Amendment # 2023-2347h (NT): AA VV 01/04/2024 HJ 2 P. 38
- **2024-01-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2347h: MA VV 01/04/2024 HJ 2 P. 39 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-16** Introduced 02/15/2024 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Hearing: 03/19/2024, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 11
- **2024-03-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Sen. Avard Moved to Remove HB 458 from the Consent Calendar; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
- **2024-03-21** Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
- **2024-03-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2024, Vote 5-0; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Sen. Avard Floor Amendment # 2024-1412s, AA, VV; 04/05/2024; SJ 8
- **2024-04-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1412s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2024; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-24** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1412s and Requests CofC (Reps. Vose, D. Thomas, Bernardy, McGhee): MA VV 05/24/2024 HJ 14 P. 177
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Pearl, Watters; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-06-03** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/03/2024 09:00 am LOB 302-304
- **2024-05-31** Conferee Change: Rep. Cormen Replaces Rep. Bernardy 05/31/2024 HJ 15 P. 34
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2024-2211c; 06/13/2024
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2211c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report 2024-2211c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 17
- **2024-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
- **2024-08-07** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/02/2024; Chapter 318; I. Sec 2 eff 11/1/24 II Rem eff 8/2/24 HJ 16 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9713c07-f7fc-46b3-989e-0302569be01c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).