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NH HB 1265

dead

prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NH HB 1265 pass?

No. NH HB 1265 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 10

What is NH HB 1265 about?

NH HB 1265 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 1265?

Peter B Schmidt, Peter Schmidt are the primary sponsors of NH HB 1265, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-12-01
Latest action
2026-03-11 — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 10
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Peter B Schmidtprimary
  • Peter Schmidtprimary
  • Tony M Caplancosponsor
  • Wendy Ellen N Thomascosponsor
  • Wendy Thomascosponsor
  • Tony Caplancosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-11

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 10

    failure

  2. 2026-03-02

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 7

    committee-failure

  3. 2026-02-11

    Full Committee Work Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 229

  4. 2026-02-11

    Executive Session: 02/18/2026 01:00 pm GP 229

  5. 2026-02-05

    Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 11:00 am GP 229

  6. 2025-12-01

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 13

    introduction,referral-committee

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Official source

https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1685&inflect=2

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