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HB 278 · 2025 · House · Executive Departments and Administration Committee

Carbon pricing in state procurement

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relative 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
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. 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.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas GermanaDPrimeDeputy Democratic Floor Leader
  • 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.…”
— Gerald Beck, Holdernesssupports
“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.…”
— Erica Druke, Concordsupports
“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.…”
— Greg Marsello, Jacksonsupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2910:00 amHouse Executive Departments and AdministrationLOB 306-308Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 13
  2. Jan 29, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/29/2025 11:15 am LOB 306-308
  3. Jan 29, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/29/2025 11:15 am LOB 306-308
  4. Feb 19, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/19/2025 (Vote 11-5; RC)
  5. Mar 3, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 213-159 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 48

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.