New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1534: relative to utility default service.
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to utility default service. Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8; Rep. Darby, Hills. 11; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12 COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill clarifies certain policy principles regarding electric utility default service, including default service rates and recovery for over- or under- collection. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explan.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to utility default service. Rep. Caplan, Merr. 8; Rep. Darby, Hills. 11; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35; Rep. Muns, Rock. 29; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12 COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill clarifies certain policy principles regarding electric utility default service, including default service rates and recovery for over- or under- collection. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2569 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to utility default service. (c) Utility default service should be designed to provide a safety net and to assure universal access and system integrity, minimize customer risk, not unduly harm the development of competitive …
Sponsors
- Thomas Cormen (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Tony Caplan (D, 8)