HB 648-FN (2026): relative to insurance coverage for glucose monitoring.

HB 648-FN (2026)

relative to insurance coverage for glucose monitoring.

• Status: Referred for interim study
• Term: 2025-2026
• House committee: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
• Subject: Insurance

The Story

It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 29, 2025, with 27 people signed in online: 23 in support and 4 in opposition. The committee held a work session on March 4, 2025. The committee met in executive session on March 5, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The committee retained the bill, holding it for further work rather than reporting it out this year. The committee held work sessions on September 10, 2025 and October 8, 2025. The committee met in executive session on October 28, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House study it after the session ends, and the minority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-3059h), by a vote of 11–6. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On January 7, 2026 the House voted to study it after the session ends on a division vote 309–37. The committee held a work session on September 9, 2026. The committee met in executive session on October 14, 2026 to vote on its recommendation. On October 15, 2026 the committee reported back on its interim study of the bill: “Not Recommended for Future Legislation”, by a vote of 11 to 0.

Sponsors

• Rep. Hope Damon (D - Sull 8) (prime sponsor)
• Rep. Peggy Balboni (D - Rock 38)
• Rep. Paige Beauchemin (D - Hills 3)
• Rep. Jodi Newell (D - Ches 4)
• Rep. Loren Selig (D - Straf 10)
• Rep. Carry Spier (D - Hills 6)
• Rep. Jennifer Mandelbaum (D - Rock 21)
• Rep. David Nagel (D - Belk 6)
• Rep. Skip Rollins (R - Sull 3)
• Sen. Bill Gannon (R - SD23)
• Sen. Suzanne Prentiss (D - SD5)
• Sen. Ruth Ward (R - SD8)
• Sen. David Rochefort (R - SD1)

Hearings and Sessions

• January 29, 2025, 10:30 AM: public hearing, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 302-304
• March 4, 2025, 10:00 AM: subcommittee work session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 104
• March 5, 2025, 10:00 AM: executive session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 302-304
• September 10, 2025, 10:00 AM: full committee work session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, GP 229
• October 8, 2025, 10:30 AM: full committee work session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, GP 229
• October 28, 2025, 11:00 AM: executive session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, GP 229
• January 7, 2026: floor debate, House
• September 9, 2026, 10:00 AM: subcommittee work session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, GP 229
• October 14, 2026, 10:00 AM: executive session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, GP 229

Votes

• January 7, 2026, House: Refer for Interim Study — yeas 309, nays 37, passed

The Docket

Laws It Would Change

• RSA 415:6-e
• RSA 415:18-f
• RSA 420-A:17-a
• RSA 420-B:8-k

From the General Court

• Bill text
• Bill status page
• Docket
• HC 51, page 20
• HJ 1, page 86