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HB 541 · 2025 · House · Science, Technology and Energy Committee

Energy infrastructure resiliency study committee

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establishing a committee to study energy and telecommunications infrastructure survivability and resiliency.

Establishes a committee to study the survivability and resiliency of energy and telecommunications infrastructure.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a committee to study energy and telecommunications infrastructure survivability and resiliency.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Donald McFarlaneRPrime
  • Rep. JD BernardyRClerk· Science, Technology and Energy
  • Rep. Michael VoseRChair· Science, Technology and Energy
  • Rep. Lex BerezhnyRAssistant Majority Leader

Also: Rep. Samuel FarringtonR, Rep. Jonah WheelerD, Rep. Jose CambrilsR, Rep. Daniel Popovici-MullerR, Rep. Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreR

Public testimony

41 signed in online · 16 wrote testimony

7% support93% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Please amend HB541 to replace "acts of God" with "natural disasters," keeping in mind that many of the weather-related disasters that are happening lately are "unnatural" because this science is clear that we are seeing horrific floods, fires, storms, etc. due to earth-warming carbon pollution.…”
— Paticia Beffa-Negrini, Nelsonopposes
“With the increasing severity of weather, and likelihood of fires and flooding due to climate change, please replace "acts of God" with "natural disasters".”
— Russell Siggelkoe, Moultonboroughopposes
“Please amend HB 541 to replace "acts of God" with "natural disasters" and to study the increasingly severe weather events; and likelihood of drought, forest fires and flooding due to climate change.”
— Abby Evankow, Gorhamopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-049:00 amHouse Science, Technology and EnergyLOB 302-304Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-02-101:00 pmHouse Science, Technology and EnergyLOB 302-304Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 3 P. 15
  2. Feb 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2025 01:30 pm LOB 302-304
  3. Feb 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304
  4. Feb 10, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 14 P. 14
  5. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 21

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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