# New Hampshire SB591: allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities.

New Hampshire SB591, allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin A. Avard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 108; Effective 07/27/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB591
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: allowing utility companies to own or build generation facilities.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-05-29, Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 108; Effective 07/27/2026
- Sponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeanine M Notter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-29: Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 108; Effective 07/27/2026 (Senate)
- 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)
- 2026-04-23: Ought to Pass: MA DV 180-151 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 73 (House)
- 2026-04-15: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-04-15: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/13/2026 (Vote 11-7; RC) (House)
- 2026-04-08: Executive Session: 04/13/2026 09:00 am GP 229 (House)
- 2026-03-26: Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 10:30 am GP 229 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 8 P. 114 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0779s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Committee Amendment # 2026-0779s, AA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0779s, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8 (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:10 am; SC 2 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-05-18: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1368&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22271)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33415)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31475)

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- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1368&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22271)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=33415)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=31475)

## 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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-SB591-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).