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SB206: excluding the cost of lobbying and political activity from the rates of public utilities.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2019 SB206
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Bill details

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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Concurred
Committee
House Science, Technology and Energy
Hearing
05/15/2019 at 10:00 AM
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Topics

Science, Technology and Energy Energy and utilities

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CHAPTER 244

SB 206 - FINAL VERSION

8May2019... 1474h

2019 SESSION

19-0984

10/01

SENATE BILL 206

AN ACT excluding the cost of lobbying and political activity from the rates of public utilities.

SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Hennessey, Graf. 1; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10

COMMITTEE: Energy and Natural Resources

ANALYSIS

This bill excludes the costs of lobbying and political activity from the rates or charges of public utilities.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

8May2019... 1474h 19-0984

10/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

AN ACT excluding the cost of lobbying and political activity from the rates of public utilities.

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

244:1 New Section; Public Utilities; Rates and Charges; Exclusion Added. Amend RSA 378 by inserting after section 30-d the following new section:

378:30-e Exclusion of Lobbying and Political Activity Costs From Rates. The commission shall exclude the cost of lobbying and political activity from the rates of public utilities. For purposes of this section, "lobbying" is any activity requiring registration pursuant to RSA 15:1 and "political activity" is any activity conducted in support of a candidate committee, a political committee, or an inaugural committee, or in support of or opposition to a candidate for public office, regardless of whether such lobbying or political activity is undertaken directly or indirectly on behalf of a public utility.

244:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 12, 2019

Effective Date: September 10, 2019