# New Hampshire HB723: repealing the multi-use energy data platform.

New Hampshire HB723, repealing the multi-use energy data platform., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lex Berezhny (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 28; eff. 06/21/2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB723-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB723
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: repealing the multi-use energy data platform.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 28; eff. 06/21/2026
- Sponsor: Lex Berezhny (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New Hampshire ends utility data platform mandate: mixed, low. Beginning 60 days after passage, New Hampshire electric and natural gas utilities no longer must build and jointly run a statewide online energy data platform. The law ends their duty to invest in its development and ongoing operation. It also repeals the platform’s definitions, requirements, certi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lex Berezhny (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald S McFarlane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Douglas W. Thomas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Summers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanine M Notter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D Harrington (Republican), House

## Actions (26)

- 2026-04-22: Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 28; eff. 06/21/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-16: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/16/2026); SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 28 (House)
- 2026-04-03: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0549e: AA VV (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 56 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0549e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 03/26/2026); SJ 8 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026, Vote 6-1; SC 3 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 01/07/2026; SJ 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-04: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 46 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/01/2025, Vote 2-0, CC SC 19 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Hearing: 04/22/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:15 am; SC 18 (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Ought to Pass: MA DV 209-165 04/10/2025 HJ 12 P. 46 (House)
- 2025-04-02: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-04-02: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/02/2025 (Vote 14-11; RC) HC 19 P. 17 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Division I Work Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 212 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Finance 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 82 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass: MA RC 201-160 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 80 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Special Order to next order of business 03/06/2025 Without Objection HJ 7 (House)
- 2025-02-21: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-02-21: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 14 P. 28 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-02-05: Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 02:00 pm LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 3 P. 24 (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended, 2026-03-31: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=709&inflession=2025)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-31: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=709&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7382)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31286)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=26184)

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- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [As Amended (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=709&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7382)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31286)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=26184)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB723-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).