Robert Backus

2020 (20 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB466 HB466: relative to the capacity of electricity customer generators for eligibility for net energy metering. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB687 HB687: relative to extreme risk protection orders. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
3. HB1116 HB1116: relative to the definition of "eligible facility" as it pertains to renewable generation to provide fuel diversity. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
4. HB1218 HB1218: (New Title) relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators and the purchase of output of limited electrical energy producers. House · House Municipal and County Government
5. HB1310 HB1310: relative to authorizing the state to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
6. HB1444 HB1444: (New Title) requiring the adoption of innovative vehicle emissions standards pursuant to section 177 of the federal Clean Air Act. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
7. HB1535 HB1535: (New Title) relative to installation of solar photovoltaic energy systems by owners subject to deed restrictions in a homeowners association. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
8. HCR10 HCR10: urging Congress to grant states broader authority to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
9. SB424 SB424: relative to the property tax exemption for solar energy systems. Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
10. SB427 SB427: establishing the New Hampshire youth climate and conservation council. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
11. SB462 SB462: relative to state energy management. House
12. SB492 SB492: relative to the electric renewable portfolio standard. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
13. SB494 SB494: relative to the public utilities commission estimates of electricity production for customer-sited sources that are net metered and for which renewable energy certificates are not issued. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
14. SB497 SB497: relative to the class IV hydroelectric requirement under electric renewable portfolio standards. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
15. SB498 SB498: relative to customer electrical energy storage. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
16. SB499 SB499: requiring the public utilities commission to establish electric utility performance incentives and penalty mechanisms. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
17. SB530 SB530: relative to property tax exemptions for renewable energy systems. Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
18. SB587 SB587: relative to the duties and membership of the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
19. SB610 SB610: (New Title) establishing a committee to evaluate the Transportation Climate Initiative memorandum of understanding and associated modeling and scenarios. House
20. SB668 SB668: establishing an offshore wind commission, establishing an office of offshore wind industry development in the department of business and economic affairs, and making an appropriation therefor. Senate · Senate Finance

2019 (6 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB154 HB154: (New Title) prohibiting non-disparagement clauses in settlement agreements involving a governmental unit. Senate · Senate Judiciary
2. HB156 HB156: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
3. HB358 HB358: relative to combustion of wood residue at municipal waste combustors. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
4. HB365 HB365: relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
5. HB454 HB454: relative to site evaluation committee criteria for energy facility siting. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
6. HB614 HB614: (New Title) increasing penalties and fines for air pollution and water pollution. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources

2018 (16 bills sponsored; 4 bills enacted)

1. CACR15 CACR15: relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government. Passed · Senate Rules and Enrolled Bills
2. HB252 HB252: relative to pro se litigants under the right-to-know law. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
3. HB533 HB533: relative to political advocacy organizations. House · House Election Law
4. HB559 HB559: relative to expenditures from the energy efficiency fund. Senate · Senate Finance
5. HB613 HB613: amending the procedures for use of segregated housing for inmates. House · House Finance
6. HB1481 HB1481: relative to intervention in administrative law cases and matters before the public utilities commission by members of the general court. House · House Legislative Administration
7. HB1644 HB1644: prohibiting the combination of certain regulated utilities. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
8. HB1779 HB1779: requiring monitoring of certain radioactive air pollutants. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
9. HB1796 HB1796: relative to the legislative oversight committee on electric utility restructuring. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
10. SB365 SB365: (Second New Title) relative to the use of renewable generation to provide fuel diversity. Enacted Veto overridden · House Science, Technology and Energy
11. SB407 SB407: relative to membership of the McAuliffe-Shepard discovery center board. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Executive Departments and Administration
12. SB446 SB446: relative to net energy metering limits for customer-generators. Vetoed by Governor · House Science, Technology and Energy
13. SB447 SB447: relative to issuance of renewable energy certificates. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
14. SB448 SB448: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
15. SB454 SB454: relative to ambient water quality standards and maximum contaminant levels for certain perflourinated chemicals. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
16. SB585 SB585: authorizing the New Hampshire Breast Cancer Coalition to issue decals for multi-use decal plates. Senate · Senate Transportation

2017 (13 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. HB352 HB352: relative to the energy efficiency fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB463 HB463: (New Title) regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water. Senate · Senate Committee Of Conference
3. HB507 HB507: establishing a committee to study the responsibility of a person who through their pollution makes drinking water non-potable. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
4. HB569 HB569: requiring the reimbursement of dedicated funds transferred for other purposes. House · House Ways and Means
5. HB575 HB575: relative to the certification of acupuncture detoxification specialists. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Committee Of Conference
6. HB576 HB576: increasing the amount of inspection sticker fees to be transferred to the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund. House · House Ways and Means
7. SB50 SB50: relative to members of the site evaluation committee. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
8. SB123 SB123: establishing a commission to study a carbon reduction investment program for New Hampshire. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
9. SB124 SB124: establishing a commission to study municipal regulation and incentives for solar energy. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
10. SB126 SB126: relative to eligibility of hospitals with renewable energy projects for funds from the renewable energy fund. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
11. SB129 SB129: (New Title) requiring a portion of the renewable energy fund to benefit low to moderate income residential customers, relative to electric renewable energy classes, relative to the class rate for biomass, and relative to requirements for incentive payments from the renewable energy fund. Enacted Law without signature · House Science, Technology and Energy
12. SB135 SB135: relative to the regulation of electricians. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Executive Departments and Administration
13. SB181 SB181: relative to the regulation of biodiesel. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Science, Technology and Energy

2016 (7 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

1. HB1116 HB1116: relative to net metering. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB1175 HB1175: relative to post-judgment real estate liens. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
3. HB1482 HB1482: (New Title) relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
4. SB309 SB309: relative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
5. SB333 SB333: relative to net energy metering. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
6. SB376 SB376: relative to wildlife corridors. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources
7. SB377 SB377: relative to emission levels of municipal waste combustion units. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

2015 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB209 HB209: repealing New Hampshire's atomic energy policy. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2. HB615 HB615: relative to funding for state energy efficiency programs. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
3. SB117 SB117: relative to energy security and diversity. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

2014 (7 bills sponsored; 6 bills enacted)

1. HB465 HB465: repealing New Hampshire's atomic energy policy. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2. HB1129 HB1129: (New Title) requiring the development of an energy efficiency implementation plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
3. HB1224 HB1224: (New Title) relative to pipeline operation safety. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
4. HB1312 HB1312: (New Title) establishing a committee to study offshore wind energy and the development of other ocean power technology. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
5. HB1321 HB1321: relative to reporting of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery scores. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES
6. HB1540 HB1540: relative to least cost integrated resource plans filed by an electric utility. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
7. HB1602 HB1602: (New Title) relative to the divestiture of PSNH assets and relative to the siting of wind turbines. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

HOUSE Committee of Conference (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2014 (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB1129 HB1129: (New Title) requiring the development of an energy efficiency implementation plan. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
2. HB1602 HB1602: (New Title) relative to the divestiture of PSNH assets and relative to the siting of wind turbines. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

House Election Law (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2018 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB533 HB533: relative to political advocacy organizations. House · House Election Law

House Executive Departments and Administration (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2018 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB407 SB407: relative to membership of the McAuliffe-Shepard discovery center board. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Executive Departments and Administration

2017 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB135 SB135: relative to the regulation of electricians. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Executive Departments and Administration

House Finance (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2018 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB613 HB613: amending the procedures for use of segregated housing for inmates. House · House Finance

HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. SB376 SB376: relative to wildlife corridors. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources

House Legislative Administration (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2018 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1481 HB1481: relative to intervention in administrative law cases and matters before the public utilities commission by members of the general court. House · House Legislative Administration

House Municipal and County Government (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1218 HB1218: (New Title) relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators and the purchase of output of limited electrical energy producers. House · House Municipal and County Government

HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy (22 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

2020 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1310 HB1310: relative to authorizing the state to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
2. SB587 SB587: relative to the duties and membership of the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board. House · House Science, Technology and Energy

2019 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB454 HB454: relative to site evaluation committee criteria for energy facility siting. House · House Science, Technology and Energy

2018 (6 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1644 HB1644: prohibiting the combination of certain regulated utilities. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
2. HB1779 HB1779: requiring monitoring of certain radioactive air pollutants. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
3. SB365 SB365: (Second New Title) relative to the use of renewable generation to provide fuel diversity. Enacted Veto overridden · House Science, Technology and Energy
4. SB446 SB446: relative to net energy metering limits for customer-generators. Vetoed by Governor · House Science, Technology and Energy
5. SB447 SB447: relative to issuance of renewable energy certificates. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
6. SB448 SB448: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. House · House Science, Technology and Energy

2017 (6 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB50 SB50: relative to members of the site evaluation committee. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
2. SB123 SB123: establishing a commission to study a carbon reduction investment program for New Hampshire. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
3. SB124 SB124: establishing a commission to study municipal regulation and incentives for solar energy. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
4. SB126 SB126: relative to eligibility of hospitals with renewable energy projects for funds from the renewable energy fund. House · House Science, Technology and Energy
5. SB129 SB129: (New Title) requiring a portion of the renewable energy fund to benefit low to moderate income residential customers, relative to electric renewable energy classes, relative to the class rate for biomass, and relative to requirements for incentive payments from the renewable energy fund. Enacted Law without signature · House Science, Technology and Energy
6. SB181 SB181: relative to the regulation of biodiesel. Enacted Signed by Governor · House Science, Technology and Energy

2016 (3 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB309 SB309: relative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2. SB333 SB333: relative to net energy metering. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
3. SB377 SB377: relative to emission levels of municipal waste combustion units. Enacted Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

2015 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB209 HB209: repealing New Hampshire's atomic energy policy. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2. HB615 HB615: relative to funding for state energy efficiency programs. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
3. SB117 SB117: relative to energy security and diversity. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

2014 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB465 HB465: repealing New Hampshire's atomic energy policy. House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HCR10 HCR10: urging Congress to grant states broader authority to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

House Ways and Means (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2017 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB569 HB569: requiring the reimbursement of dedicated funds transferred for other purposes. House · House Ways and Means
2. HB576 HB576: increasing the amount of inspection sticker fees to be transferred to the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund. House · House Ways and Means

No committee listed (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2020 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB462 SB462: relative to state energy management. House
2. SB610 SB610: (New Title) establishing a committee to evaluate the Transportation Climate Initiative memorandum of understanding and associated modeling and scenarios. House

Senate Committee Of Conference (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2017 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB463 HB463: (New Title) regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water. Senate · Senate Committee Of Conference
2. HB575 HB575: relative to the certification of acupuncture detoxification specialists. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Committee Of Conference

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2020 (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB424 SB424: relative to the property tax exemption for solar energy systems. Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
2. SB530 SB530: relative to property tax exemptions for renewable energy systems. Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (19 bills sponsored; 8 bills enacted)

2020 (7 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB466 HB466: relative to the capacity of electricity customer generators for eligibility for net energy metering. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. SB427 SB427: establishing the New Hampshire youth climate and conservation council. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
3. SB492 SB492: relative to the electric renewable portfolio standard. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
4. SB494 SB494: relative to the public utilities commission estimates of electricity production for customer-sited sources that are net metered and for which renewable energy certificates are not issued. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
5. SB497 SB497: relative to the class IV hydroelectric requirement under electric renewable portfolio standards. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
6. SB498 SB498: relative to customer electrical energy storage. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
7. SB499 SB499: requiring the public utilities commission to establish electric utility performance incentives and penalty mechanisms. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources

2019 (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB156 HB156: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB358 HB358: relative to combustion of wood residue at municipal waste combustors. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
3. HB365 HB365: relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
4. HB614 HB614: (New Title) increasing penalties and fines for air pollution and water pollution. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources

2018 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1796 HB1796: relative to the legislative oversight committee on electric utility restructuring. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. SB454 SB454: relative to ambient water quality standards and maximum contaminant levels for certain perflourinated chemicals. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources

2017 (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB352 HB352: relative to the energy efficiency fund. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB507 HB507: establishing a committee to study the responsibility of a person who through their pollution makes drinking water non-potable. Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1116 HB1116: relative to net metering. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

2014 (3 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB1224 HB1224: (New Title) relative to pipeline operation safety. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB1312 HB1312: (New Title) establishing a committee to study offshore wind energy and the development of other ocean power technology. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
3. HB1540 HB1540: relative to least cost integrated resource plans filed by an electric utility. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources

Senate Finance (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB668 SB668: establishing an offshore wind commission, establishing an office of offshore wind industry development in the department of business and economic affairs, and making an appropriation therefor. Senate · Senate Finance

2018 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB559 HB559: relative to expenditures from the energy efficiency fund. Senate · Senate Finance

SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2014 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1321 HB1321: relative to reporting of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery scores. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES

Senate Judiciary (4 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

2020 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB687 HB687: relative to extreme risk protection orders. Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary

2019 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB154 HB154: (New Title) prohibiting non-disparagement clauses in settlement agreements involving a governmental unit. Senate · Senate Judiciary

2018 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB252 HB252: relative to pro se litigants under the right-to-know law. Enacted Signed by Governor · Senate Judiciary

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1175 HB1175: relative to post-judgment real estate liens. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary

Senate No Committee Assignment (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2020 (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1116 HB1116: relative to the definition of "eligible facility" as it pertains to renewable generation to provide fuel diversity. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
2. HB1444 HB1444: (New Title) requiring the adoption of innovative vehicle emissions standards pursuant to section 177 of the federal Clean Air Act. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
3. HB1535 HB1535: (New Title) relative to installation of solar photovoltaic energy systems by owners subject to deed restrictions in a homeowners association. Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment

SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

2016 (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1482 HB1482: (New Title) relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Enacted Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Senate Rules and Enrolled Bills (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2018 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. CACR15 CACR15: relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government. Passed · Senate Rules and Enrolled Bills

Senate Transportation (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

2018 (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB585 SB585: authorizing the New Hampshire Breast Cancer Coalition to issue decals for multi-use decal plates. Senate · Senate Transportation

Business and labor (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB668 SB668: establishing an offshore wind commission, establishing an office of offshore wind industry development in the department of business and economic affairs, and making an appropriation therefor. 2020 · Senate · Senate Finance

Committee Of Conference (4 bills sponsored; 3 bills enacted)

1. HB463 HB463: (New Title) regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water. 2017 · Senate · Senate Committee Of Conference
2. HB575 HB575: relative to the certification of acupuncture detoxification specialists. Enacted 2017 · Signed by Governor · Senate Committee Of Conference
3. HB1129 HB1129: (New Title) requiring the development of an energy efficiency implementation plan. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
4. HB1602 HB1602: (New Title) relative to the divestiture of PSNH assets and relative to the siting of wind turbines. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference

Criminal justice and courts (5 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB154 HB154: (New Title) prohibiting non-disparagement clauses in settlement agreements involving a governmental unit. 2019 · Senate · Senate Judiciary
2. HB252 HB252: relative to pro se litigants under the right-to-know law. Enacted 2018 · Signed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
3. HB687 HB687: relative to extreme risk protection orders. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Judiciary
4. HB1175 HB1175: relative to post-judgment real estate liens. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Judiciary
5. HB1481 HB1481: relative to intervention in administrative law cases and matters before the public utilities commission by members of the general court. 2018 · House · House Legislative Administration

Election Law and Municipal Affairs (2 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB424 SB424: relative to the property tax exemption for solar energy systems. 2020 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
2. SB530 SB530: relative to property tax exemptions for renewable energy systems. 2020 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Elections and voting (2 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB533 HB533: relative to political advocacy organizations. 2018 · House · House Election Law
2. HB1482 HB1482: (New Title) relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Energy and Natural Resources (19 bills sponsored; 8 bills enacted)

1. HB156 HB156: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. Enacted 2019 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB352 HB352: relative to the energy efficiency fund. Enacted 2017 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
3. HB358 HB358: relative to combustion of wood residue at municipal waste combustors. 2019 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
4. HB365 HB365: relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators. 2019 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
5. HB466 HB466: relative to the capacity of electricity customer generators for eligibility for net energy metering. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
6. HB507 HB507: establishing a committee to study the responsibility of a person who through their pollution makes drinking water non-potable. 2017 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
7. HB614 HB614: (New Title) increasing penalties and fines for air pollution and water pollution. Enacted 2019 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
8. HB1116 HB1116: relative to net metering. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
9. HB1224 HB1224: (New Title) relative to pipeline operation safety. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
10. HB1312 HB1312: (New Title) establishing a committee to study offshore wind energy and the development of other ocean power technology. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
11. HB1540 HB1540: relative to least cost integrated resource plans filed by an electric utility. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
12. HB1796 HB1796: relative to the legislative oversight committee on electric utility restructuring. Enacted 2018 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
13. SB427 SB427: establishing the New Hampshire youth climate and conservation council. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
14. SB454 SB454: relative to ambient water quality standards and maximum contaminant levels for certain perflourinated chemicals. 2018 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
15. SB492 SB492: relative to the electric renewable portfolio standard. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
16. SB494 SB494: relative to the public utilities commission estimates of electricity production for customer-sited sources that are net metered and for which renewable energy certificates are not issued. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
17. SB497 SB497: relative to the class IV hydroelectric requirement under electric renewable portfolio standards. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
18. SB498 SB498: relative to customer electrical energy storage. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
19. SB499 SB499: requiring the public utilities commission to establish electric utility performance incentives and penalty mechanisms. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Energy and utilities (35 bills sponsored; 8 bills enacted)

1. HB156 HB156: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. Enacted 2019 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB209 HB209: repealing New Hampshire's atomic energy policy. 2015 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
3. HB352 HB352: relative to the energy efficiency fund. Enacted 2017 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
4. HB365 HB365: relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators. 2019 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
5. HB454 HB454: relative to site evaluation committee criteria for energy facility siting. 2019 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
6. HB465 HB465: repealing New Hampshire's atomic energy policy. 2014 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
7. HB466 HB466: relative to the capacity of electricity customer generators for eligibility for net energy metering. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
8. HB559 HB559: relative to expenditures from the energy efficiency fund. 2018 · Senate · Senate Finance
9. HB615 HB615: relative to funding for state energy efficiency programs. 2015 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
10. HB1129 HB1129: (New Title) requiring the development of an energy efficiency implementation plan. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Committee of Conference
11. HB1218 HB1218: (New Title) relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators and the purchase of output of limited electrical energy producers. 2020 · House · House Municipal and County Government
12. HB1312 HB1312: (New Title) establishing a committee to study offshore wind energy and the development of other ocean power technology. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
13. HB1481 HB1481: relative to intervention in administrative law cases and matters before the public utilities commission by members of the general court. 2018 · House · House Legislative Administration
14. HB1535 HB1535: (New Title) relative to installation of solar photovoltaic energy systems by owners subject to deed restrictions in a homeowners association. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
15. HB1540 HB1540: relative to least cost integrated resource plans filed by an electric utility. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Energy and Natural Resources
16. HB1644 HB1644: prohibiting the combination of certain regulated utilities. 2018 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
17. HB1796 HB1796: relative to the legislative oversight committee on electric utility restructuring. Enacted 2018 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
18. SB117 SB117: relative to energy security and diversity. 2015 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
19. SB124 SB124: establishing a commission to study municipal regulation and incentives for solar energy. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
20. SB126 SB126: relative to eligibility of hospitals with renewable energy projects for funds from the renewable energy fund. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
21. SB129 SB129: (New Title) requiring a portion of the renewable energy fund to benefit low to moderate income residential customers, relative to electric renewable energy classes, relative to the class rate for biomass, and relative to requirements for incentive payments from the renewable energy fund. Enacted 2017 · Law without signature · House Science, Technology and Energy
22. SB135 SB135: relative to the regulation of electricians. Enacted 2017 · Signed by Governor · House Executive Departments and Administration
23. SB333 SB333: relative to net energy metering. 2016 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
24. SB424 SB424: relative to the property tax exemption for solar energy systems. 2020 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
25. SB446 SB446: relative to net energy metering limits for customer-generators. 2018 · Vetoed by Governor · House Science, Technology and Energy
26. SB447 SB447: relative to issuance of renewable energy certificates. 2018 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
27. SB448 SB448: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. 2018 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
28. SB462 SB462: relative to state energy management. 2020 · House
29. SB492 SB492: relative to the electric renewable portfolio standard. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
30. SB494 SB494: relative to the public utilities commission estimates of electricity production for customer-sited sources that are net metered and for which renewable energy certificates are not issued. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
31. SB497 SB497: relative to the class IV hydroelectric requirement under electric renewable portfolio standards. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
32. SB498 SB498: relative to customer electrical energy storage. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
33. SB499 SB499: requiring the public utilities commission to establish electric utility performance incentives and penalty mechanisms. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
34. SB530 SB530: relative to property tax exemptions for renewable energy systems. 2020 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
35. SB587 SB587: relative to the duties and membership of the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board. 2020 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy

Environment and natural resources (8 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB463 HB463: (New Title) regulating groundwater pollution caused by polluting emissions in the air and relative to standards for emerging contaminants in drinking water. 2017 · Senate · Senate Committee Of Conference
2. HB507 HB507: establishing a committee to study the responsibility of a person who through their pollution makes drinking water non-potable. 2017 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
3. HB614 HB614: (New Title) increasing penalties and fines for air pollution and water pollution. Enacted 2019 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
4. HB1310 HB1310: relative to authorizing the state to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. 2020 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
5. HCR10 HCR10: urging Congress to grant states broader authority to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. 2020 · House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
6. SB376 SB376: relative to wildlife corridors. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Fish and Game and Marine Resources
7. SB427 SB427: establishing the New Hampshire youth climate and conservation council. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
8. SB454 SB454: relative to ambient water quality standards and maximum contaminant levels for certain perflourinated chemicals. 2018 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Executive administration (2 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. SB135 SB135: relative to the regulation of electricians. Enacted 2017 · Signed by Governor · House Executive Departments and Administration
2. SB407 SB407: relative to membership of the McAuliffe-Shepard discovery center board. Enacted 2018 · Signed by Governor · House Executive Departments and Administration

Health care (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. SB126 SB126: relative to eligibility of hospitals with renewable energy projects for funds from the renewable energy fund. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy

HEALTH, EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1321 HB1321: relative to reporting of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery scores. Enacted 2014 · Signed by Governor · SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION & HUMAN SERVICES

Housing and property (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB613 HB613: amending the procedures for use of segregated housing for inmates. 2018 · House · House Finance
2. SB424 SB424: relative to the property tax exemption for solar energy systems. 2020 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
3. SB530 SB530: relative to property tax exemptions for renewable energy systems. 2020 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Legislative Administration (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1481 HB1481: relative to intervention in administrative law cases and matters before the public utilities commission by members of the general court. 2018 · House · House Legislative Administration

Local government (6 bills sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB358 HB358: relative to combustion of wood residue at municipal waste combustors. 2019 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB466 HB466: relative to the capacity of electricity customer generators for eligibility for net energy metering. 2020 · Vetoed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
3. HB1218 HB1218: (New Title) relative to net energy metering limits for customer generators and the purchase of output of limited electrical energy producers. 2020 · House · House Municipal and County Government
4. SB124 SB124: establishing a commission to study municipal regulation and incentives for solar energy. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
5. SB377 SB377: relative to emission levels of municipal waste combustion units. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
6. SB494 SB494: relative to the public utilities commission estimates of electricity production for customer-sited sources that are net metered and for which renewable energy certificates are not issued. 2020 · Senate · Senate Energy and Natural Resources

No Committee Assignment (3 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB1116 HB1116: relative to the definition of "eligible facility" as it pertains to renewable generation to provide fuel diversity. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
2. HB1444 HB1444: (New Title) requiring the adoption of innovative vehicle emissions standards pursuant to section 177 of the federal Clean Air Act. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
3. HB1535 HB1535: (New Title) relative to installation of solar photovoltaic energy systems by owners subject to deed restrictions in a homeowners association. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment

Public and Municipal Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 1 bill enacted)

1. HB1482 HB1482: (New Title) relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs

Public finance (9 bills sponsored; 2 bills enacted)

1. HB352 HB352: relative to the energy efficiency fund. Enacted 2017 · Signed by Governor · Senate Energy and Natural Resources
2. HB559 HB559: relative to expenditures from the energy efficiency fund. 2018 · Senate · Senate Finance
3. HB569 HB569: requiring the reimbursement of dedicated funds transferred for other purposes. 2017 · House · House Ways and Means
4. HB576 HB576: increasing the amount of inspection sticker fees to be transferred to the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund. 2017 · House · House Ways and Means
5. HB613 HB613: amending the procedures for use of segregated housing for inmates. 2018 · House · House Finance
6. HB615 HB615: relative to funding for state energy efficiency programs. 2015 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
7. SB126 SB126: relative to eligibility of hospitals with renewable energy projects for funds from the renewable energy fund. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
8. SB129 SB129: (New Title) requiring a portion of the renewable energy fund to benefit low to moderate income residential customers, relative to electric renewable energy classes, relative to the class rate for biomass, and relative to requirements for incentive payments from the renewable energy fund. Enacted 2017 · Law without signature · House Science, Technology and Energy
9. SB668 SB668: establishing an offshore wind commission, establishing an office of offshore wind industry development in the department of business and economic affairs, and making an appropriation therefor. 2020 · Senate · Senate Finance

Rules and Enrolled Bills (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. CACR15 CACR15: relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government. 2018 · Passed · Senate Rules and Enrolled Bills

Science, Technology and Energy (22 bills sponsored; 5 bills enacted)

1. HB209 HB209: repealing New Hampshire's atomic energy policy. 2015 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
2. HB454 HB454: relative to site evaluation committee criteria for energy facility siting. 2019 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
3. HB465 HB465: repealing New Hampshire's atomic energy policy. 2014 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
4. HB615 HB615: relative to funding for state energy efficiency programs. 2015 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
5. HB1310 HB1310: relative to authorizing the state to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. 2020 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
6. HB1644 HB1644: prohibiting the combination of certain regulated utilities. 2018 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
7. HB1779 HB1779: requiring monitoring of certain radioactive air pollutants. 2018 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
8. SB50 SB50: relative to members of the site evaluation committee. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
9. SB117 SB117: relative to energy security and diversity. 2015 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
10. SB123 SB123: establishing a commission to study a carbon reduction investment program for New Hampshire. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
11. SB124 SB124: establishing a commission to study municipal regulation and incentives for solar energy. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
12. SB126 SB126: relative to eligibility of hospitals with renewable energy projects for funds from the renewable energy fund. 2017 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
13. SB129 SB129: (New Title) requiring a portion of the renewable energy fund to benefit low to moderate income residential customers, relative to electric renewable energy classes, relative to the class rate for biomass, and relative to requirements for incentive payments from the renewable energy fund. Enacted 2017 · Law without signature · House Science, Technology and Energy
14. SB181 SB181: relative to the regulation of biodiesel. Enacted 2017 · Signed by Governor · House Science, Technology and Energy
15. SB309 SB309: relative to sulfur limits of certain liquid fuels. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
16. SB333 SB333: relative to net energy metering. 2016 · House · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
17. SB365 SB365: (Second New Title) relative to the use of renewable generation to provide fuel diversity. Enacted 2018 · Veto overridden · House Science, Technology and Energy
18. SB377 SB377: relative to emission levels of municipal waste combustion units. Enacted 2016 · Signed by Governor · HOUSE Science, Technology and Energy
19. SB446 SB446: relative to net energy metering limits for customer-generators. 2018 · Vetoed by Governor · House Science, Technology and Energy
20. SB447 SB447: relative to issuance of renewable energy certificates. 2018 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
21. SB448 SB448: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a state department of energy. 2018 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy
22. SB587 SB587: relative to the duties and membership of the energy efficiency and sustainable energy board. 2020 · House · House Science, Technology and Energy

State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (1 bill sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HCR10 HCR10: urging Congress to grant states broader authority to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. 2020 · House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Taxation (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. CACR15 CACR15: relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government. 2018 · Passed · Senate Rules and Enrolled Bills
2. HB569 HB569: requiring the reimbursement of dedicated funds transferred for other purposes. 2017 · House · House Ways and Means
3. HB576 HB576: increasing the amount of inspection sticker fees to be transferred to the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund. 2017 · House · House Ways and Means
4. SB424 SB424: relative to the property tax exemption for solar energy systems. 2020 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
5. SB530 SB530: relative to property tax exemptions for renewable energy systems. 2020 · Senate · Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transportation (5 bills sponsored; 0 bills enacted)

1. HB576 HB576: increasing the amount of inspection sticker fees to be transferred to the motor vehicle air pollution abatement fund. 2017 · House · House Ways and Means
2. HB1444 HB1444: (New Title) requiring the adoption of innovative vehicle emissions standards pursuant to section 177 of the federal Clean Air Act. 2020 · Senate · Senate No Committee Assignment
3. HCR10 HCR10: urging Congress to grant states broader authority to set higher environmental standards than those established in federal law. 2020 · House · House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
4. SB585 SB585: authorizing the New Hampshire Breast Cancer Coalition to issue decals for multi-use decal plates. 2018 · Senate · Senate Transportation
5. SB610 SB610: (New Title) establishing a committee to evaluate the Transportation Climate Initiative memorandum of understanding and associated modeling and scenarios. 2020 · House