---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to clarifying eligible renewable energy classes under the renewable portfolio standard."
description: "relative to clarifying eligible renewable energy classes under the renewable portfolio standard."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1535"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1535 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thomas H Cormen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-10"
last_action: "2026-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a10100d-f334-4ec4-a0f7-fefddc3531f5"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1782&inflect=2"
source_hash: "8e7cfe4aadab5e4b439751be87e2fd3d42e3e2a097dddc27da464677b46e44e2"
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 1535 (2026) — relative to clarifying eligible renewable energy classes under the renewable portfolio standard.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=23883&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30638&q=billVersion)
3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33960&q=billVersion)
4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32202&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Thomas H Cormen — primary (person)
- Suzanne M. Prentiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-10** Introduced 01/07/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 24 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** Public Hearing: 02/09/2026 09:00 am GP 229
- **2026-02-24** Executive Session: 02/09/2026 09:00 am GP 229
- **2026-02-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/09/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 27 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 35 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-06** Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Hearing: 03/24/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 11
- **2026-04-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1306s, 04/09/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1306s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-03** Committee Amendment # 2026-1306s, AA, VV; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
- **2026-05-07** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1306s (Rep. Vose): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14 `enrolled`
- **2026-06-10** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
- **2026-06-24** Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 174; eff. 06/19/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a10100d-f334-4ec4-a0f7-fefddc3531f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).