New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1723: requiring utilities and electric grid operators to assess and report the vulnerability of high-voltage transformers to geomagnetic and electromagnetic disturbances, and to recommend mitigation measures to protect the state electric infrastructure.

Enacted Last action July 16, 2026: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 310; eff. 9/1/2027

Plain-language summary

HB 1723 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: requiring utilities and electric grid operators to assess and report the vulnerability of high-voltage transformers to geomagnetic and electromagnetic disturbances, and to recommend mitigation measures to protect the state electric infrastructure. Primary sponsor: Rita Mattson (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 16, 2026): Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 310; eff. 9/1/2027.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Rita Mattson (Republican). 10 co-sponsors.