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HB1736 • 2026

repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.

repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Joe Sweeney (R)
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.

repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.

What This Bill Does

  • repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 37

  2. 2026-02-25 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 9 P. 28

  3. 2026-02-12 H

    Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 229

  4. 2026-02-05 H

    Public Hearing: 02/10/2026 02:00 pm GP 229

  5. 2025-12-17 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 33

Official Summary Text

repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1736 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-3098
06/08

HOUSE BILL
1736

AN ACT
repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

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ANALYSIS

This bill repeals the public utilities commission authority to approve and implement alternative forms of regulation for investor-owned electric and gas utilities outside of traditional cost-of-service, rate base, and rate of return methods.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3098
06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
repealing the authority of the public utilities commission to approve alternative forms of regulation for utilities.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Repeal. RSA 374:3-a, relative to alternative forms of regulation and incentive regulations, is repealed.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.