HB 278 · 2025 · House · Executive Departments and Administration Committee
Carbon pricing in state procurement
AI-generatedrelative to proxy carbon pricing in state procurement.
Requires the department of administrative services to consider proxy carbon pricing when evaluating transportation and building project costs in state procurement.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 20, 2025- ✓Introduced
- ✕House
- Senate
- Governor
- Law
Analysis
This bill requires the department of administrative services to consider proxy carbon pricing in transportation costs and building project costs.
From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.
In the bill's words
Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site
“In this section, "proxy carbon pricing" means the price of the cost of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions based on modeled rates on a graduated scale over time as set forth in paragraph III.”
“In its procurement decisions, the department of administrative services shall incorporate a proxy carbon price in cost comparisons for transportation costs and for building heating and cooling costs for all new construction and renovations.”
“The calculation of the proxy carbon cost and the cost comparisons for purchasing decisions shall be included in the state’s annual energy report under RSA 21-I:14-c.”
“Beginning January 1, 2026, the commissioner shall use a proxy carbon price of $85 per ton and shall increase such per ton costs by $10 every January 1 until January 1, 2050.”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Rep. Kat McGheeDRanking Member· Science, Technology, and Energy
Also: Rep. Lucius ParshallD
Public testimony
141 signed in online · 37 wrote testimony
94% support6% oppose0% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“Carbon pricing is an essential piece to curbing carbon pollution. More and more nations are adopting it. It will affect us in the near future in the form of CBAMs. I believe that the USA will ultimately adopt it. We need to go into this critical time with our eyes wide open.…”
“I support this bill because I agree that more needs to be done to reduce the pollution impacts caused by oil and gas. Reduction of carbon by alternative clean energy is necessary now, not later.…”
“I am pleased the NH Legislature is being forward thinking and anticipating proxy carbon pricing as it relates to the future purchase of State vehicles., energy efficiency measures, and HVAC of buildings.…”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Feb 19, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate11–5Overall69% yea
- Mar 20, 2025HouseDivisionInexpedient to LegislateAdopted213–159Overall57% yea
Hearings and debates
- Jan 29, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration1:18:20–1:23:265m 6slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing; Executive Session
- Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floor4:21:56–4:29:317m 35slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, division 213-159
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Legislative history
- Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 13
- Jan 29, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/29/2025 11:15 am LOB 306-308
- Jan 29, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/29/2025 11:15 am LOB 306-308
- Feb 19, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/19/2025 (Vote 11-5; RC)
- Mar 3, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- Mar 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 213-159 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 48
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.