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HB221 Enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.

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Enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

6
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Your Wallet

Advanced nuclear could provide stable, long-term energy prices, though initial investment costs may affect rates.

7
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Your Community

Clean, reliable baseload power supports economic development and energy independence for NH communities.

5
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Your Freedom

Expands energy options but does not directly affect individual freedom.

Status

Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: Regular Calendar 152-167 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote House Journal 16

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Michael Harrington (R)

The Short Version

Allows NH electric utilities to invest in advanced nuclear power (small modular reactors) and updates rules around power purchase agreements and community generation. Passed Senate. Opens the door to next-generation clean energy.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Energy consumers seeking reliable, clean power
  • ▲ Advanced nuclear technology companies
  • ▲ Economic development

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Ratepayers if nuclear investments prove costly
  • ▼ Community solar generators who may face new limitations

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 150 for , 26 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 2 for , 141 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Veto Override 2026-08-19
Failed

YES = Override the veto (keep the bill alive). NO = Let the veto stand (kill the bill).

150R + 2D
Voted to Override (152)
26R + 141D
Voted to Sustain Veto (167)
26
Absent
39
Not voting
Show all 384 individual votes

Voted Yea (152)

Republicans (150)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (167)

Republicans (26)
Democrats (141)
Absent (26)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Darrell Louis (R) , Debra DeSimone (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Ellen Rockmore (D) , Gary Daniels (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , John Potucek (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Karen Ebel (D) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristin Noble (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) , Loren Selig (D) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Mike Ouellet (R) , Paul Berch (D) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Vanessa Sheehan (R) , Walter Spilsbury (R)

Did not vote (39)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Beth Richards (D) , Bill Ohm (R) , Bryan Morse (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Dan Bergeron (D) , Daniel LeClerc (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Erica deVries (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James MacKay (D) , James Summers (R) , Jared Sullivan (D) , Jason Osborne (R) , Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Stone (D) , John Suiter (R) , Mark Vallone (D) , Michael Vose (R) , Molly Howard (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Riche Colcombe (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Grund (D) , Steven Bogert (R) , Travis Corcoran (R) , Travis Toner (R) , Valerie McDonnell (R) , William Dolan (D)

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