relative to the disclosure of utility customer data to municipalities for emergency response planning.
HB 1577 allows utilities to share customer information with town emergency planners for emergency response planning and coordination. It requires utilities to have contracts with municipalities that include security safeguards to protect data and prohibit using the information for unrelated commercial purposes without customer consent. The bill directly affects utilities and municipal emergency management authorities by creating a legal pathway for this data sharing while adding privacy protections. This amends existing law (RSA 363:38) to permit the disclosure specifically for emergency planning, not for general use or billing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Dec 10, 2025
Signed Jul 10, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between the version adopted by both bodies and the final chaptered version. The only meaningful additions are the chapter number (234), the governor's approval date (July 02, 2026), and the calculated effective date (August 31, 2026). All other differences are formatting and alignment adjustments.
TIMELINE
The final version adds the governor's approval date of July 02, 2026 and the effective date of August 31, 2026 (60 days after passage, as required by the bill's own terms).
TECHNICAL
The bill was renumbered from HB 1577 to Chapter 234, reflecting its enactment into law. All other text differences are purely formatting and line-wrapping changes with no policy impact.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jul 10, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 234; eff. 8/31/2026
lower
May 21, 2026
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1599s (Rep. Vose): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 22
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1599s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-1599s, AA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1599s, 05/07/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 17
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0733h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 35
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0733h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 35
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0733h 02/17/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 27
lower
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 26
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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