# New Hampshire SB597: relative to utility rate increases to inflation-adjusted thresholds and performance incentive metrics for utilities.

New Hampshire SB597, relative to utility rate increases to inflation-adjusted thresholds and performance incentive metrics for utilities., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-03-12 (Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB597
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to utility rate increases to inflation-adjusted thresholds and performance incentive metrics for utilities.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-11-25
- Last action: 2026-03-12, Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
- Sponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- 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: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janet G Wall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kat McGhee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Thomas H Cormen (Democratic), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-12: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/12/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: ==RECONVENE== Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 4 (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: ==RECESSED== Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 2 (Senate)
- 2025-11-25: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-11-25: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22278)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- 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)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22278)

## 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-SB597-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).