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type: "Bill"
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title: "authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience."
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description: "authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
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legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1539"
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citation: "New Hampshire HB 1539 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael Vose"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-12-10"
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last_action: "2026-04-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8dc64ac-193d-4df5-b16a-e9879bd0fa93"
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source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1810&inflect=2"
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source_hash: "1549d331492451d4f66e73aa60957f50a8bb7291310be3f944a576082928ae93"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
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---
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# New Hampshire HB 1539 (2026) — authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=23891&q=billVersion)
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2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=27333&q=billVersion)
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3. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31103&q=billVersion)
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4. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=30153&q=billVersion)
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## Sponsors
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- Michael Vose — primary (person)
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- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
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- Douglas W. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
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- JD Bernardy — cosponsor (person)
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- John Schneller — cosponsor (person)
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- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
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- Maureen C. Mooney — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael D Harrington — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-10** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 25 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/26/2026 09:30 am GP 229
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- **2026-01-23** Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 09:30 am GP 158
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- **2026-01-29** Executive Session: 02/03/2026 03:00 pm GP 229
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- **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`
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- **2026-02-19** Amendment # 2026-0409h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 101
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- **2026-02-19** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0409h: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 102 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 102 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 112
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- **2026-02-25** Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-04** Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 9
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- **2026-03-18** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1127s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-26** HB 1539 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
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- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment # 2026-1127s, AF, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
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- **2026-03-26** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2026-04-08** Enrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 56
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- **2026-04-17** Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/15/2026; Chapter 25; eff. 04/15/2026 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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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).
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