---
type: "Bill"
title: "requiring electric bills to include the cost of compliance with renewable energy standards."
description: "requiring electric bills to include the cost of compliance with renewable energy standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1550"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1550 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael D. Harrington"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-11-09"
last_action: "2018-09-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3eb00f01-d5cb-41cf-8980-caa1da88fffa"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2037&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "dbf31c3c050aba5413fc224c2aa835d9bde3bcbb49c246ff419474e90c38c5d1"
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 1550 (2018) — requiring electric bills to include the cost of compliance with renewable energy standards.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-1888s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-1888s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1050&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- OTPA — **179–150** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael D. Harrington — primary (person)
- Mark McLean — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-09** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 14 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Public Hearing: 01/10/2018 11:00 AM LOB 304
- **2018-02-06** Full Committee Work Session: 02/13/2018 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2018-02-14** Full Committee Work Session: 02/20/2018 11:00 AM LOB 304
- **2018-02-23** Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 304
- **2018-02-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0712h for 03/06/2018 (Vote 11-8; RC) HC 9 P. 76 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-23** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2018-03-08** Suspend House Rule 65 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 125
- **2018-03-08** Special Order to 3/15/2018 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 49
- **2018-03-16** Suspend House Rule 65; extending deadline for action to 3/22/2018 (Reps. Hinch, Shurtleff): MA VV by necessary two-thirds vote 03/15/2018 HJ 8 P. 69
- **2018-03-21** Amendment # 2018-0712h: AA VV 03/21/2018 HJ 9 P. 44
- **2018-03-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0712h: MA RC 179-150 03/21/2018 HJ 9 P. 45 `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Introduced 03/22/2018 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Hearing: 04/17/2018, Room 103, SH, 09:45 am; SC 17
- **2018-04-26** Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/02/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
- **2018-05-02** Sen. Bradley Moved to Remove HB 1550 from the Consent Calendar; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
- **2018-05-02** Special Order to 05/03/2018, Without Objection, MA; 05/02/2018
- **2018-05-02** Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/03/2018;
- **2018-05-03** Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Bradley Moved Ought to Pass; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-03** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2018-1888s, AA, VV; 05/03/2018; SJ 16
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-1888s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/03/2018; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1888s and Requests CofC (Rep. Barry): MA DV 182-158 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Vose, Richardson, Vadney, Harrington 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Avard Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Bradley, Fuller Clark; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** Conferee Change: Rep. D. Thomas Replaces Rep. Richardson 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-11** ==RECESSED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/15/2018 01:00 PM LOB 304
- **2018-05-15** ==CONTINUED== Conference Committee Meeting: 05/16/2018 01:30 PM LOB 304
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2018-2052c; 05/17/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-2052c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 2052c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-09-18** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/03/2018; Chapter 375; Eff.10/02/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3eb00f01-d5cb-41cf-8980-caa1da88fffa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).