---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the Burgess BioPower facility."
description: "relative to the Burgess BioPower facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 271"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 271 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeb Bradley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-14"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6889f31-696d-4044-939d-83789f2c3ef2"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3039&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "3023cc2ebfcb68f3ed0233386c40a6e3d0275a961fa44ff4a2cc9b2086b29b06"
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 271 (2022) — relative to the Burgess BioPower facility.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1788h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1788h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Jeb Bradley — primary (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Ward — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-14** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Hearing: 02/01/2022, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 5
- **2022-03-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1107s, 03/24/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Committee Amendment # 2022-1107s, AA, VV; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
- **2022-03-24** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1107s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/24/2022; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Introduced 03/28/2022 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30** Public Hearing: 04/12/2022 12:30 pm LOB 306-308
- **2022-04-13** Executive Session: 04/19/2022 09:00 am LOB 306-308
- **2022-04-19** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/26/2022 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- **2022-04-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1788h (Vote 20-2; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-05** Amendment # 1788h: AA VV 05/05/2022 HJ 12
- **2022-05-05** FLAM # 1894h (Rep. Somssich): AF DV 143-190 05/05/2022 HJ 12
- **2022-05-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1788h: MA VV 05/05/2022 HJ 12 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Sen. Avard Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-12** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Bradley, Watters; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-05-12** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Vose): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-05-12** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/17/2022, 9:00 a.m., Room 103, SH
- **2022-05-12** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Thomas, Harrington, McGhee 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-05-19** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2032c Filed 05/17/2022; House Amendment + New Amendment
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report 2022-2032c: Adopted, VV 05/26/2022
- **2022-05-26** Conference Committee Report # 2022-2032c, Adopted, VV; 05/26/2022; SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-28** Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2022; Chapter 0275; Effective 06/24/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6889f31-696d-4044-939d-83789f2c3ef2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).