---
type: "Bill"
title: "authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience."
description: "authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1539"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1539 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Vose"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-10"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8dc64ac-193d-4df5-b16a-e9879bd0fa93"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1810&inflect=2"
source_hash: "1549d331492451d4f66e73aa60957f50a8bb7291310be3f944a576082928ae93"
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 1539 (2026) — authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience.

## 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=23891&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=27333&q=billVersion)
3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31103&q=billVersion)
4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30153&q=billVersion)

## Sponsors

- Michael Vose — primary (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas W. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- JD Bernardy — cosponsor (person)
- John Schneller — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen C. Mooney — cosponsor (person)
- Michael D Harrington — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-10** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 25 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/26/2026 09:30 am GP 229
- **2026-01-23** Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 09:30 am GP 158
- **2026-01-29** Executive Session: 02/03/2026 03:00 pm GP 229
- **2026-02-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0409h 02/03/2026 (Vote 18-0; RC) HC 7 P. 38 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Amendment # 2026-0409h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 101
- **2026-02-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0409h: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 102 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-19** Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 102 `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 112
- **2026-02-25** Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 9
- **2026-03-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1127s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** HB 1539 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment # 2026-1127s, AF, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
- **2026-03-26** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-08** Enrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 56
- **2026-04-17** Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/15/2026; Chapter 25; eff. 04/15/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8dc64ac-193d-4df5-b16a-e9879bd0fa93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).