SB 496-FN (2024): directing the department of health and human services to establish a climate and health protection program.

SB 496-FN (2024)

directing the department of health and human services to establish a climate and health protection program.

• Status: Killed
• Term: 2023-2024
• House committee: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
• Senate committee: Health and Human Services
• Subject: Welfare/Medicare/Medicaid

The Story

It was introduced on January 3, 2024 and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 24, 2024. The committee voted unanimously, 5–0, to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2024-0833s), and the report was placed on the consent calendar. The committee's amendment (2024-0833s) was adopted on a voice vote on March 7, 2024, changing the text of the bill. On March 7, 2024 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a voice vote and ordered it to a third reading. It crossed to the House on March 7, 2024 and was referred to the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on April 10, 2024, with 38 people signed in online: 36 in support and 2 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on April 17, 2024 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it, by a vote of 12–8. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On May 2, 2024 the House voted to kill it on a roll call 186–182.

Sponsors

• Sen. Shannon Chandley (D - SD11) (prime sponsor)
• Sen. Donna Soucy (D - SD18)
• Sen. David Watters (D - SD4)
• Sen. Donovan Fenton (D - SD10)
• Sen. Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D - SD21)
• Sen. Rebecca Whitley (D - SD15)
• Sen. Cindy Rosenwald (D - SD13)
• Sen. Suzanne Prentiss (D - SD5)
• Sen. Debra Altschiller (D - SD24)
• Rep. Wendy Thomas (D - Hills 12)
• Rep. Rosemarie Rung (D - Hills 12)
• Rep. Nancy Murphy (D - Hills 12)

Hearings and Sessions

• January 24, 2024, 10:20 AM: hearing, Senate Health and Human Services, LOB 101
• April 10, 2024, 11:00 AM: public hearing, House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs, LOB 203
• April 17, 2024, 3:00 PM: executive session, House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs, LOB 206-208

Votes

• March 7, 2024, Senate: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0833s — voice vote, passed
• May 2, 2024, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — yeas 186, nays 182, passed

The Docket

Laws It Would Change

• RSA 126-A

From the General Court

• Bill text
• Bill status page
• Docket
• SC 4
• SC 9
• HC 17, page 23