# New Hampshire HB221: (New Title) enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.

New Hampshire HB221, (New Title) enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Michael D Harrington (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2026-08-19 (Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 152-167 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 8) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB221-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB221
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2026-08-19, Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 152-167 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 8
- Sponsor: Michael D Harrington (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (152 yes, 167 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael D Harrington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Douglas W. Thomas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Summers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanine M Notter (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-19 | House | Veto Override | fail | 152 | 167 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-08-19: Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 152-167 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 8 (House)
- 2026-05-28: Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 05/22/2026 (House)
- 2026-05-18: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 147 (House)
- 2026-05-18: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Conference Committee Report 2026-1774c: Adopted, VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 43 (House)
- 2026-05-14: Conference Committee Report # 2026-1774c, Adopted, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12 (Senate)
- 2026-05-12: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-1774c; 05/14/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Conference Committee Meeting: 04/30/2026 10:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2026-04-28: President Appoints: Senators Avard, Pearl, Watters; (In Recess 04/23/2026); SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Vose, D. Thomas, Bernardy, Notter 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 82 (House)
- 2026-04-28: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-3044s and Requests CofC (Rep. Vose): MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 82 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3044s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Committee Amendment # 2025-3044s, AA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-04: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3044s, 01/07/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21A (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing: 04/01/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 15 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass: MA RC 195-151 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 84 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Lay HB221 on Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF RC 151-193 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 82 (House)
- 2025-03-10: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-03-10: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2025 (Vote 9-8; RC) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-02-25: Full Committee Work Session: 03/04/2025 10:30 am LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Public Hearing: 01/27/2025 09:30 am LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 2 P. 11 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-05-18: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=270&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5112)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32739)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=270&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5112)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=32739)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB221-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).