---
type: "Bill"
title: "allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities."
description: "allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 591"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 591 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-11-25"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/845bc64f-c7d4-4189-819a-4520449c11ca"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1368&inflect=2"
source_hash: "fe5c278601ce86d82a33e921df0cde07a462b3f5cf2e3fd574ba0e233781d91b"
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 591 (2026) — allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities.

## Version chain

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


## Timeline

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

- **2025-11-25** Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 2
- **2026-02-17** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0779s, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Committee Amendment # 2026-0779s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
- **2026-02-24** Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0779s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-16** Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 8 P. 114 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 10:30 am GP 229
- **2026-04-08** Executive Session: 04/13/2026 09:00 am GP 229
- **2026-04-15** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/13/2026 (Vote 11-7; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2026-04-23** Ought to Pass: MA DV 180-151 04/23/2026 HJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 `enrolled`
- **2026-05-18** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13
- **2026-05-29** Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 108; Effective 07/27/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/845bc64f-c7d4-4189-819a-4520449c11ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).