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Banks and Insurance

The Senate Committee on Banks and Insurance.

Bills Referred, 2005-2006

  • HB 37-FN: relative to health insurance coverage for full-time students on medical leaves of absence. (Signed into law)
  • HB 38: relative to theft of personal checks and credit cards. (Signed into law)
  • HB 42: establishing a statutory joint committee to review and propose changes to state unclassified officers' salaries. (Killed)
  • HB 153-FN: relative to the collection of debts owed to the state. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
  • HB 170: relative to unemployment compensation. (Signed into law)
  • HB 181: establishing a committee to study the special account in the New Hampshire retirement system. (Signed into law)
  • HB 195: establishing a committee to study the department of insurance and awarding of the bids for health insurance for state employees. (Signed into law)
  • HB 210-FN: relative to the determination of absence and return of contributions of members of the retirement system. (Signed into law)
  • HB 222-FN: relative to payment of medical benefits costs for disabled group II members of the retirement system. (Killed)
  • HB 329: establishing the crime victim employment leave act. (Signed into law)
  • HB 350: relative to enforcement of the labor protection statutes, permitting certain wage deductions, and increasing the civil penalty in the department of labor. (Signed into law)
  • HB 490: relative to law enforcement access to financial records under the New Hampshire right to privacy act. (Signed into law)
  • HB 499: relative to participation in and administration of the Manchester employees' contributory retirement system. (Signed into law)
  • HB 512: expanding the study committee on property tax relief to include reverse mortgages. (Signed into law)
  • HB 515: relative to purchasing alliances. (Killed)
  • HB 521: relative to medical insurance coverage for members of the Manchester employees' contributory retirement system. (Signed into law)
  • HB 542: making technical corrections to the uniform trust code. (Signed into law)
  • HB 546: relative to the status of the board of trustees of the retirement system. (Signed into law)
  • HB 561: relative to reasonable accommodation by employers under the state law against discrimination. (Died on the table)
  • HB 594-FN: relative to retirement system classification for department of corrections correctional line personnel. (Killed)
  • HB 611-FN: relative to small group insurers. (Died on the table)
  • HB 619-FN: relative to skier safety and ski area responsibility. (Signed into law)
  • HB 623-FN: relative to licensing requirements in the insurance and financial services industries. (Signed into law)
  • HB 647-FN: relative to restructuring the department of revenue administration. (Signed into law)
  • HB 651-FN-LOCAL: relative to federal lien registration. (Signed into law)
  • HB 665-FN-LOCAL: relative to the applicable minimum wage for hourly employees. (Killed)
  • HB 678-FN: relative to the insurance premium tax. (Signed into law)
  • HB 716-FN: relative to securities regulation. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1111: designating the pumpkin as the New Hampshire state fruit. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1126: relative to licenses for first mortgage bankers, brokers, pawnbrokers, and money lenders and relative to licensing of money transmitters. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1128-FN: relative to definition of teacher in the New Hampshire retirement system, and relative to approval of supplemental allowances. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1192: relative to property and casualty insurance. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1194: relative to job protection for firefighters, rescue workers, and emergency medical personnel, and relative to health insurance claim review. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1278: increasing the fine for violating certain laws relative to labor. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1334: establishing a committee to study the effect on the unemployment compensation trust fund of employers with negative balance separate accounts. (Died: conferees could not agree)
  • HB 1452-FN: requiring insurance coverage for the cost of testing for bone marrow donation. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1478: relative to penalties for employers who give false or incomplete required information about employees to the department of employment security and establishing an amnesty period for certain unpaid contributions. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1570: relative to health insurance coverage for part-time college students. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1588: relative to unemployment compensation requirements for governmental and non-profit employers. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1592-FN: making certain changes in the insurance laws. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1634-FN: making technical changes to the law governing the New Hampshire retirement system. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1652-FN: relative to certain insurance claims. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1681-FN: establishing the unused prescription drug program. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1751: relative to penalties for failure to have workers' compensation coverage. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1752: requiring notice regarding the classifications of employee and independent contractor. (Died on the table)
  • SB 6-FN: relative to small group insurers. (Killed)
  • SB 28: relative to confidentiality and workers' compensation. (Signed into law)
  • SB 44: establishing a study committee on student credit card debt and regulation of credit card solicitation on college campuses. (Killed)
  • SB 49-FN: including multiple sclerosis in the catastrophic illness program. (Signed into law)
  • SB 58-FN: making certain changes in the workers' compensation law. (Signed into law)
  • SB 64: establishing a committee to study small group health insurance plans. (Killed)
  • SB 66: establishing a committee to study joint purchasing strategies for small business health insurance in New Hampshire and in northern New England. (Signed into law)
  • SB 67: eliminating health status as a rating factor for small group health insurance. (Killed)
  • SB 69-LOCAL: relative to certain insurance liens. (Killed)
  • SB 72: relative to the licensing of public adjusters. (Signed into law)
  • SB 73: relative to market conduct record retention and production. (Signed into law)
  • SB 74: making certain technical changes in the insurance laws. (Signed into law)
  • SB 77: relative to the review of proposed health care provider contracts. (Signed into law)
  • SB 78: relative to payment of health care providers by health carriers. (Signed into law)
  • SB 111: relative to persons conducting securities broker-dealer and investment advisor businesses. (Signed into law)
  • SB 112-FN: establishing a committee to study viatical settlements. (Signed into law)
  • SB 118-FN: repealing certain provisions of law regarding small group health insurance. (Killed)
  • SB 125-FN: repealing health status and geographic location as small group rating factors, clarifying certain other issues relating to small group insurance, and establishing a reinsurance mechanism. (Signed into law)
  • SB 135-FN: relative to retirement system service and benefits for county corrections employees. (Killed)
  • SB 150-FN: relative to application fees for certain bank incorporations. (Signed into law)
  • SB 172: establishing a committee to study a medical fee schedule for workers' compensation. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 175: requiring insurance coverage for certified midwives. (Signed into law)
  • SB 191-FN: allowing retirement system members to make additional contributions to their accounts. (Killed)
  • SB 197-FN: relative to captive insurance companies and reciprocal insurers. (Died on the table)
  • SB 209-FN: relative to licensing of money transmitters and check cashers. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 219-FN: relative to examinations under workers' compensation. (Signed into law)
  • SB 220-FN-LOCAL: relative to the payment of medical benefits costs for certain group II permanent firemen members injured in the performance of duty, and for disabled group II members of the retirement system. (Killed)
  • SB 222-FN: relative to cumulative trauma under workers' compensation. (Signed into law)
  • SB 223-FN: relative to licensing nondepository mortgage bankers and brokers. (Signed into law)
  • SB 247: establishing a right to work act which provides for freedom of choice on whether to join a labor union. (Died on the table)
  • SB 265: relative to workers' compensation requirements for out-of-state employers and employees. (Signed into law)
  • SB 267: relative to the definition of employee and clarifying the criteria for exempting workers from employee status. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 273: relative to reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. (Signed into law)
  • SB 279-FN: allowing employees of area agencies and mental health clinics to be treated as state employees for purposes of insurance. (Killed)
  • SB 283-FN: relative to stop loss insurance. (Signed into law)
  • SB 299-FN: relative to health insurance rate changes. (Killed)
  • SB 301-FN: relative to pooled risk management programs for municipalities and public entities. (Killed)
  • SB 331: relative to certain small loans. (Died on the table)
  • SB 338: relative to insurance coverage for childrens' early intervention therapy services. (Died on the table)
  • SB 347: establishing a committee to study the state employee health insurance plan. (Killed)
  • SB 368-FN: relative to life settlements. (Killed)
  • SB 369: relative to portability, availability, and renewability of health coverage. (Signed into law)
  • SB 372-FN: allowing certain employees of private agencies to be treated as state employees for purposes of insurance. (Killed)
  • SB 377-FN: relative to COBRA coverage for persons 55 years of age or older. (Killed)
  • SB 378-FN: relative to rates charged by health care providers. (Killed)
  • SB 391-FN: relative to insurance third party administrators. (Signed into law)
  • SB 396: repealing the rulemaking authority of the New Hampshire children's trust fund board. (Signed into law)

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on April 18, 2006 for hearings on HB 1194, HB 1751, HB 1752 and HB 1126.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on April 11, 2006 for hearings on HB 1111, HB 1192, HB 1592-FN and HB 1652-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on April 4, 2006 for hearings on HB 1452-FN and HB 678-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on March 28, 2006 for hearings on HB 1278, HB 1478, HB 1588 and HB 1634-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on March 21, 2006 for hearings on HB 1570, HB 1334, HB 1128-FN and HB 1681-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on March 7, 2006 for hearings on SB 267, SB 331 and HB 716-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on February 21, 2006 for hearings on SB 331, SB 273, SB 247 and SB 368-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on February 14, 2006 for hearings on HB 37-FN, HB 515 and SB 396.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on February 9, 2006 for hearings on SB 391-FN and SB 368-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on January 31, 2006 for hearings on SB 369, SB 299-FN, SB 378-FN and SB 265.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on January 24, 2006 for hearings on SB 377-FN, SB 279-FN, SB 372-FN and SB 301-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on January 17, 2006 for hearings on SB 347, SB 338, SB 283-FN and SB 267.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on May 24, 2005 for a hearing on HB 542.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on May 17, 2005 for hearings on HB 222-FN and HB 611-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on May 10, 2005 for a hearing on HB 665-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on May 3, 2005 for hearings on HB 350, HB 619-FN, HB 623-FN and HB 651-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on April 26, 2005 for hearings on HB 195, HB 210-FN, HB 561 and HB 594-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on April 19, 2005 for hearings on HB 170, HB 329, HB 490 and HB 546.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on April 12, 2005 for hearings on HB 38, HB 647-FN, HB 499 and HB 521.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on April 5, 2005 for hearings on HB 181, HB 512, HB 42 and HB 153-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on March 15, 2005 for hearings on SB 223-FN and SB 220-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on February 22, 2005 for hearings on SB 191-FN, SB 135-FN, SB 197-FN, SB 58-FN, SB 219-FN and SB 222-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on February 18, 2005 for hearings on SB 118-FN, SB 125-FN, SB 6-FN, SB 64 and SB 67.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on February 17, 2005 for hearings on SB 175, SB 49-FN, SB 150-FN, SB 66 and SB 209-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on February 8, 2005 for hearings on SB 77, SB 78 and SB 112-FN.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on February 1, 2005 for hearings on SB 74, SB 111 and SB 172.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on January 25, 2005 for hearings on SB 69-LOCAL, SB 72, SB 73 and SB 44.
  • The Committee on Banks and Insurance met on January 18, 2005 for hearings on SB 28 and SB 44.

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