HB 1539 — authorizing electric utilities to issue AAA-rated bonds for the purpose of storm cost recovery and infrastructure resilience.
NH 2026 session · introduced 2026-01-07
Sponsors (8)
- Michael Vose (R, NH-5) — sponsor
- Douglas W. Thomas (R, NH-16) — cosponsor
- Kevin A. Avard (R, NH-12) — cosponsor
- John Schneller (R, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Michael D Harrington (R, NH-18) — cosponsor
- Maureen C. Mooney (R, NH-12) — cosponsor
- David H. Watters (D, NH-4) — cosponsor
- JD Bernardy (R, NH-36) — cosponsor
Action timeline (17)
- · house — Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 25
- · house — ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/26/2026 09:30 am GP 229
- · house — Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 09:30 am GP 158
- · house — Executive Session: 02/03/2026 03:00 pm GP 229
- · house — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0409h 02/03/2026 (Vote 18-0; RC) HC 7 P. 38
- · house — Amendment # 2026-0409h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 101
- · house — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0409h: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 102
- · house — Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 102
- · house — Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 112
- · senate — Introduced 02/19/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 5
- · senate — Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 9
- · senate — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1127s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
- · senate — HB 1539 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
- · senate — Committee Amendment # 2026-1127s, AF, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
- · senate — Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
- · house — Enrolled (in recess of) 03/26/2026 HJ 9
- · house — Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/15/2026; Chapter 25; eff. 04/15/2026
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2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Finance | — | nh-leg | |
| — | → | New Hampshire House Committee on Science, Technology and Energy | — | nh-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Vose (R, state_lower NH-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | David H. Watters (D, state_upper NH-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Douglas W. Thomas (R, state_lower NH-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | JD Bernardy (R, state_lower NH-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | John Schneller (R, state_lower NH-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kevin A. Avard (R, state_upper NH-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Maureen C. Mooney (R, state_lower NH-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Michael D Harrington (R, state_lower NH-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Finance · nh-leg
- 2026-05-25 · was referred to New Hampshire House Committee on Science, Technology and Energy · nh-leg