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HB219 Relative to changes to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards.

Environment & Energy Dead Auto-scored

Relative to changes to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

3

Overall Impact Score

Harmful

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
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Your Wallet

Electricity rates may face modest downward pressure from reduced renewable energy requirements, but the $1.2 million annual reduction in renewable energy fund revenue may reduce available rebates and incentive programs for residential solar and thermal systems.

3
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Your Community

Local communities and schools relying on renewable energy rebate and grant programs supported by the Renewable Energy Fund will face indeterminable decreases in available funding for those initiatives.

5
⚖️

Your Freedom

No direct impact on individual rights or local control; this is a state regulatory change to energy procurement standards.

Status

Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/07/2026; Senate Journal 11

Voted Yes

175 R

Voted No

1 R + 151 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Michael Harrington (R)

The Short Version

This bill eliminates New Hampshire's Class II renewable energy requirement (which focused on solar), reduces thermal energy requirements from the Class I portfolio standard, and lowers alternative compliance payment rates that fund renewable energy programs. The fiscal note indicates this will reduce Renewable Energy Fund revenue by $1.2 million annually starting in FY 2028, potentially cutting funding for renewable energy initiatives and rebate programs.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Electricity providers facing reduced compliance costs by eliminating Class II requirements
  • ▲ Consumers seeking lower electricity rates from reduced renewable energy mandate costs

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Solar energy industry and installers who benefited from Class II-specific funding and requirements
  • ▼ Residents and businesses interested in thermal and solar rebate programs, which will receive less funding
  • ▼ State renewable energy initiatives and the Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development, facing reduced funding

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

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 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 175 for , 1 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 151 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 with Amendment 2026-01-07
Passed

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

175R
Voted to Pass (175)
1R + 151D
Voted Against (152)
42
Absent
26
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (175)

Republicans (175)

Voted Nay (152)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (151)
Absent (42)

Adam Presa (R) , Allison Knab (D) , Beth Richards (D) , Bill Boyd (R) , Cassandra Levesque (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Fracht (D) , David Lundgren (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Fred Davis (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gary Daniels (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , Karel Crawford (R) , Larry Gagne (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Lisa Freeman (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Mark Vallone (D) , Mary Ford (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Cahill (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Sallie Fellows (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Shane Sirois (R) , Thomas Schamberg (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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