# New Hampshire HCR4: relative to rejecting all offshore wind energy projects in the waters off the coast of New Hampshire and the Gulf of Maine.

New Hampshire HCR4, relative to rejecting all offshore wind energy projects in the waters off the coast of New Hampshire and the Gulf of Maine., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Douglas W. Thomas (Republican); status passed house, last action 2025-03-20 (Ought to Pass: MA RC 195-149 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 89) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HCR4
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to rejecting all offshore wind energy projects in the waters off the coast of New Hampshire and the Gulf of Maine.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Ought to Pass: MA RC 195-149 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 89
- Sponsor: Douglas W. Thomas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Douglas W. Thomas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Aboul B Khan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jose E Cambrils (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa M Freeman
- Cosponsor: Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass: MA RC 195-149 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 89 (House)
- 2025-02-06: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-02-06: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/04/2025 (Vote 9-6; RC) (House)
- 2025-02-06: Executive Session: 02/03/2025 10:30 am LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Public Hearing: 02/03/2025 10:30 am LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 2 P. 17 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5073)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5073)

## 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-HCR4-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).