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HB1775 Relative to utility ownership of natural gas and nuclear power generation facilities.

Environment & Energy In Senate Auto-scored

Relative to utility ownership of natural gas and nuclear power generation facilities.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
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Your Wallet

Utility-owned generation returns ratepayer risk for power plant costs; past experience (Seabrook nuclear) shows this can lead to massive rate increases.

5
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Your Community

Could improve energy reliability but re-concentrates power in utilities and may limit competitive energy markets that benefit consumers.

4
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Your Freedom

Reduces energy market competition by allowing utility monopolies to own generation, limiting consumer choice.

Status

Conference Committee Report 2026-2067c: Adopted, DV 306-46 06/04/2026 House Journal 15

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

JD Bernardy (R)

The Short Version

Would allow NH utilities to own natural gas and nuclear power generation facilities, reversing deregulation-era rules that separated generation from distribution. Passed House twice (191-149, 198-153), now in Senate.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Electric utilities seeking to own generation assets
  • ▲ Natural gas and nuclear industry

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Ratepayers bearing construction and operating cost risks
  • ▼ Competitive energy market participants
  • ▼ Renewable energy developers

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 203 for ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 5 for , 157 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass (passage vote) 2026-03-26
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

190R + 8D
Voted to Pass (198)
0R + 153D
Voted Against (153)
26
Absent
16
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (198)

Republicans (190)
Democrats (8)

Voted Nay (153)

Democrats (153)
Absent (26)

Barbara Comtois (R) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Dick Thackston (R) , Donald McFarlane (R) , James Summers (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Leavitt (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kevin Verville (R) , Lisa Freeman (R) , Mark McLean (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Paige Beauchemin (D) , Raymond Plante (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Sherman Packard (R) , Steven Kesselring (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-02-19
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

183R + 8D
Voted to Pass (191)
1R + 148D
Voted Against (149)
33
Absent
20
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (191)

Republicans (183)
Democrats (8)

Voted Nay (149)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (148)
Absent (33)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Andrew Prout (R) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Brian Cole (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Charles McMahon (R) , Claudine Burnham (R) , Eleana Colby (D) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , James Tierney (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Hunt (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Suiter (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristina Schultz (D) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Laurence Miner (R) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Belcher (R) , Myles England (D) , Richard Brown (R) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Timothy Soucy (D) , Wayne Pearson (D)

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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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