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PIANH bill tracking and priority bills—March 13, 2013
PIA priority bills will be highlighted in grey.
Bill No. |
Status |
PIA position |
| Life/Health | H.B. 355 | Renzullo—This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of cities and towns transferring insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. An act establishing a committee to study the feasibility of cities and towns transferring insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Last Action: 2/27/13 From Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee: Ought Not to Pass |
H.B. 356 | Renzullo—This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of the state transferring insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. An act establishing a committee to study the feasibility of the state transferring insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Last Action: 2/27/13 From Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee: Ought Not to Pass |
H.B. 400 | Butler/Hunt/Flanders—This bill authorizes life insurance companies to issue funding agreements. This bill was requested by the Insurance Department. An act relative to funding agreements issued by life insurance companies. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
H.B. 476 | Garcia/Ulery/Kappler/Lambert—This bill requires health-care professionals and health-care facilities to provide the expected direct-care price for medical services upon the request of an uninsured patient or a prospective patient. An act relative to medical-care price disclosure and transparency. Last Action: 2/21/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 526 | Butler—This bill requires the insurance commissioner to seek approval from the United States Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Federal Reinsurance Program for the individual market under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009. This bill was a request of the Insurance Department. An act relative to a reinsurance mechanism for the individual health insurance market. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
H.B. 544 | Butler—This bill deletes the prohibition on a state-based health exchange. An act repealing the prohibition on a state-based health exchange. Last Action: 3/5/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 551 | Gile/Gilmour/Fuller-Clark/Hammond—This bill establishes a commission to study the establishment of a paid family leave insurance program, contingent on the availability of federal funds to be administered through the Department of Employment Security and supported by a payroll deduction or other revenue source. An act establishing a commission to study the establishment of a paid family leave insurance program, contingent on the availability of federal funds to be administered through the Department of Employment Security and supported by a payroll deduction or other revenue source. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Children and Family Law Committee: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
H.B. 668 | Schlachman—This bill makes changes to the statute applicable to health insurance carriers offering major medical health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets in New Hampshire. This bill is a request of the insurance department. An act relative to group and individual health insurance market rules. Last Action: 3/13/13 From House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
| Miscellaneous | H.B. 1 | Wallner—Making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015. An act relative to making appropriations for the expenses of certain departments of the state for fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015. Last Action: 3/6/13 Filed as LSR 1021 |
H.B. 2 | Wallner—This bill: 1) Funds means and rooms distributions to cities and towns for the biennium ending June 30, 2014, at no more than the fiscal year 2013 level of distribution. 2) Suspends RSA 31-A, relating to revenue sharing with cities and towns for the biennium ending June 30, 2015. 3) provides that no school building aid or alternative school building aid grants shall be made to school districts for projects approved on or after June 30, 2013, through June 30, 2014, and provides a waiver of the suspension of school building aid. Last Action: 3/6/13 Filed as LSR 1022 |
H.B. 107 | Vaillancourt—The bill requires the losing party to pay the prevailing party’s attorney’s fees and court costs in tort actions. The court may waive a portion of the amount the losing party is required to pay, if the losing party is able to prove inability to pay the entire amount of attorney’s fees and court costs. An act relative to the losing party's payment of the prevailing party's costs in tort actions. Last Action: 1/30/13 Inexpedient to Legislate |
H.B. 200 | Smith—This bill requires employers to provide corroborating testimony, documentation or physical evidence of misconduct when alleging an employee was dismissed for misconduct. An act relative to an employer's burden of proof in unemployment compensation hearings. Last Action: 2/20/13 Passed/Adopted with Amendment |
Flanders/Butler/Hunt—This bill makes certain changes in the laws relative to property and casualty insurance. An act relative to property and casualty insurance. Last Action: 3/5/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 228 | Butler/Hunt/Flanders—This bill establishes venue for offenses relating to insurance fraud. This bill is a request of the Insurance Department. An act relative to insurance fraud. Last Action: 3/6/13 Passed House |
H.B. 229 | Butler/Hunt/Flanders—This bill requires the insurance commissioner to appoint a financial examinations supervisor. An act relative to a financial examinations supervisor. Last Action: 2/13/13 Passed/Adopted |
H.B. 230 | Butler/Hunt/Flanders—This bill authorizes the insurance commissioner to administratively supervise an insurer under certain circumstances. This bill is a request of the Insurance Department. An act relative to administrative supervision of insurers. Last Action: 2/13/13 Passed/Adopted |
H.B. 231 | Schlachman/Hunt—This bill amends the existing law regarding reinsurance to conform to the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's model. This bill is a request of the Insurance Department. An act relative to reinsurance. Last Action: 2/13/13 Passed/Adopted |
H.B. 234 | Baldasaro/Tamburello/Griffin/Kappler/L. Ober/R. Ober/ LeBrun/Theberge/O'Brien/Shurtleff—This bill requires boards and commissions granting licenses, certificates or registrations to credit acceptable military education training or service; to continue the validity of licenses, certificates or registrations for 90 days after the end of service and to provide for expedited and temporary licenses, certificates or registrations for a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces. An act relative to occupational and professional boards and commissions procedures concerning military service and occupational experience or training. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Executive Departments and Administration Committee: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
H.B. 241 | Robertson—This bill establishes a state minimum hourly rate. An act establishing a state minimum hourly rate. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Committee on Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services: Ought Not to Pass |
H.B. 246 | White—This bill makes refusing to submit certain reports a criminal offense. This bill is a request of the Department of Employment Security. An act relative to falsity by employer. Last Action: 2/13/13 In Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee |
H.B. 249 | Duarte/Tamburello/Rappaport/Pitre/Renzull/Reagan/Boutin—This bill requires employers to verify employees' eligiblity to work in the United States by using a status verification system. An act requiring employers to verify an employee's eligibility to work in the United States. Last Action: 1/30/13 In Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services |
H.B. 266 | McGuire/Jones—This bill repeals certain specific exceptions for rules adopted by an agency from compliance with the procedures of RSA 541-A, the Administrative Procedures Act. An act repealing certain agency rulemaking exceptions from the Administrative Procedures Act. Last Action: 2/20/13 Inexpedient to Legislate |
H.B. 330 | Burridge—This bill establishes requirements and procedures for a county income tax administered by the Department of Revenue Administration which may be implemented by counties by adoption of the provisions of RSA 76-A by majority vote of the county convention. The revenues received by each town or city in the county are used to fund local education costs, reducing the revenues needed to calculate the local property tax rate. The authorization is repealed in six years. An act allowing counties to adopt a county income tax to be administrated by the Department of Revenue Administration. Last Action: 2/20/13 Inexpedient to Legislate |
H.B. 339 | Rice/Davis—This bill requires debt collectors to provide documentation of certain consumer debts before collecting them. This bill also requires debt collectors to give notice to consumers before initiating a suit or arbitration. An act relative to consumer credit. Last Action: 3/7/13 From Committee on Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
H.B. 350 | Copeland—This bill prohibits hiring discrimination by employers based upon an individual's unemployment status. An act prohibiting discrimination against the unemployed. Last Action: 3/5/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 354 | Rideout/Richardson/Tucker/Baldasaro—This bill reduces the rate of the business enterprise tax over a five-year period and repeals the tax July 1, 2018. An act reducing the rate of the business enterprise tax over a five-year period and repealing the tax. Last Action: 2/20/13 Inexpedient to Legislate |
H.B. 357 | Cushing—This bill prohibits employers from using credit history in employment decisions. An act prohibiting an employer from using credit history in employment decisions. Last Action: 1/17/13 Filed as LSR 595 |
H.B. 361 | White—This bill makes changes to work-sharing reporting requirements in order to conform to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. An act relative to work-sharing. Last Action: 2/20/13 Passed/Adopted |
H.B. 364 | Copeland/Turcotte/St. James—This bill requires New Hampshire retirement system employers to notify prospective part-time employees who are retired members in the retirement system of the annual limitations on hours for part-time employment. An act requiring New Hampshire retirement system employers to notify prospective part-time employees who are retired members of the limitations on part-time employment. Last Action: 3/7/13 From Executive Departments and Administration Committee: Minority Reported Ought Not to Pass |
H.B. 386 | Lambert—This bill establishes a committee to study streamlining inspections and licensing of businesses. An act establishing a committee to study streamlining inspections and licensing of businesses. Last Action: 2/27/13 From Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee: Ought not to pass |
H.B. 401 | Schlachman/Hunt/Flanders/Butler—This bill clarifies the risk-based capital law as it applies to property/casualty insurers. This bill is a request of the Insurance Department. An act relative to property/casualty insurers under the risk-based capital law. Last Action: 2/27/13 From Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee: Ought to Pass |
H.B. 430 | Chirichiello/Thompson/Webb—This bill requires insurance companies sending out solicitations for marketing purposes to include their insurance license number on such solicitations. An act requiring insurance companies sending out solicitations for marketing purposes to include their insurance license number on such solicitations. Last Action: 3/5/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 434 | Hoell/Itse—This bill renames the business enterprise tax as the business income tax, requires that a taxpayer of the business income tax not pay greater amounts in any subsequent year and lowers the rate of the tax incrementally over 20 years. An act relative to renaming the business enterprise tax, capping the amount an employer is liable to pay under such tax and annually reducing the rate of the tax. Last Action: 2/20/13 Inexpedient to Legislate |
H.B. 467 | McGuire—This bill changes the number of enrollees permitted by a qualified purchasing alliance from 3,000 to 250. An act relative to purchasing alliances. Last Action: 2/19/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 469 | McGuire—This bill provides that occupational and professional regulatory boards will lose jurisdiction over a disciplinary matter when statutory time limits for holding hearings on disciplinary actions are not met. An act relative to time limits for regulatory boards and commissions to hold disciplinary proceedings. Last Action: 3/5/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 530 | McGuire—This bill allows business entities to file annual reports only once every three years. This bill also changes when reports by voluntary corporations are due. An act relative to annual reporting requirements for business entities. Last Action: 1/3/13 From Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee: Majority Reported Ought to Pass |
H.B. 591 | Schuett/Turcotte/Gale/Schmidt/Emerson/Alicea/Davis/Irwin—This bill prohibits abusive work environments for public employees. An act relative to an abusive work environment and the health and safety of public employees. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
H.B. 598 | Hess—This bill increases the amount of the record keeping safe harbor deduction under the business profits tax, which may be taken in lieu of a deduction for substantiated value of compensation. An act relative to the reasonable compensation deduction under the business profits tax. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Ways and Means Committee: Ought to Pass |
H.B. 654 | McGuire/Roberts/Cebrowski/Rice/Hansen/Jones/Sullivan—This bill establishes licensure and renewal fees by statute rather than by administrative rule for acupuncturists, alcohol and drug counselors, boxing and wrestling promoters and participants, dietitians, electrologists, funeral directors and embalmers, hearing care providers, massage therapists, midwives, naturopaths, nursing home administrators, optometrists, podiatrists, reflexologists and individuals registered as home health-care providers. An act relative to licensure and renewal fees. Last Action: 3/6/13 Committee Reported Adopted on House Floor, to Ways and Means Committee |
S.B. 1 | Odell/Reagan/Pierce/Cebrowski/Cataldo/Kelly/Grenier/Bradley/ An act increasing the research and development tax credit against the business profits tax. Last Action: 2/19/13 Passed/Adopted |
S.B. 2 | Boutin/Bradley/Ladd/Forrester/Rausch/Chandler/Stiles/Smith/ An act relative to the calculation of the local tax cap. Last Action: 1/31/13 Passed/Adopted with Amendment |
S.B. 40 | Kelly/Hosmer/Woodburn/Boutin/Larsen/Wallner/Bradley/ An act relative to distribution of education funds for fiscal year 2013. Last Action: 2/12/13 Passed/Adopted |
| Privacy | H.B. 311 | Kurk—This bill establishes a statutory expectation of privacy in personal materials. An act establishing a statutory expectation of privacy in personal materials. Last Action: 2/13/13 Inexpedient to Legislate |
H.B. 379 | Sullivan/Soucy/Smith/Rogers—This bill prohibits an employer from requiring an employee or prospective employee to disclosure his or her social media passwords. An act prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee or prospective employee to disclose his or her social media passwords. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee: Ought Not to Pass |
H.B. 414 | Rogers/Soucy/Sullivan—This bill prohibits an employer from requiring an employee or prospective employee to disclose his or her social media passwords. An act relative to privacy in the workplace. Last Action: 3/5/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 592 | Kurk/Ginsburg/Winters—This bill prohibits the use of electronic tracking devices to track an individual without the consent of the individual or a court order. An act regulating the use of electronic tracking devices. Last Action: 3/5/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
| Producer issues | ||
Sanborn—This bill clarifies the process of appointing insurance producers as agents of insurers. This bill also repeals the termination fee for insurance producers. An act relative to the appointment of insurance agents and repealing a fee for insurance producers. Last Action: 2/14/13 Referred to Commerce Committee |
Supporting comment | H.B. 222 | McGuire—This bill allows a business to use a name that is similar to the name of an existing business or other entity. An act relative to business names registered with the Secretary of State. Last Action: 2/19/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
| Workers' compensation | H.B. 169 | Weed—The bill establishes procedures for a private right of action to recover workers' compensation coverage payments. An act establishing an employers' private right of action to enforce the payment of workers' compensation coverage. Last Action: 2/26/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 171 | Webb—The bill requires the labor commissioner to assess a civil penalty on any insurance carrier or self-insurer who fails to make payment of workers' compensation. Current law allows the commissioners discretion in assessing such penalty. An act relative to the civil penalty for failure to make payment of workers' compensation. Last Action: 2/13/13 Passed/Adopted |
H.B. 172 | Webb—This bill requires the labor commissioner to maintain certain records and statistical information relating to payment of workers' compensation. An act requiring the labor commissioner to maintain certain statistical information regarding payment of workers' compensation. Last Action: 2/13/13 Passed/Adopted with Amendment |
H.B. 203 | Graham/Bouchard—This bill clarifies certain workers' compensation procedures relating to state projects and state land timber sales. An act relative to workers' compensation coverage for contractors on state projects and state land timber sales. Last Action: 3/5/13 Retained in Committee for Action in Second Year of Session |
H.B. 373 | Goley—This bill establishes a right of discovery to a carrier's investigation of claims in workers' compensation cases. The bill also allows reasonable attorneys fees to be paid to the claimant in certain circumstances. An act establishing a right of discovery to a carrier's investigation of claims in workers' compensation cases. Last Action: 1/3/13 From Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee: Ought to pass with amendment |
H.B. 439 | Richardson—This bill changes the weekly compensation for temporary total disability, permanent total disability and temporary partial and permanent partial disability. An act relative to weekly workers' compensation payments. Last Action: 3/7/13 In Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee: Minority Reported Ought to Pass |
H.B. 546 | Goley/Soucy/Copeland/Lasky/Wall/Richardson—This bill clarifies the conduct of independent medical examinations under workers' compensation. An act relative to medical examinations under workers' compensation. Last Action: 3/6/13 From Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
H.B. 647 | Richardson—This bill allows any party in interest aggrieved by a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to appeal to the superior court. Such appeal shall be limited to issues of law. Current law allows appeals from the board to go directly to the supreme court. An act relative to appeals from the Compensation Appeals Board. Last Action: 2/28/13 From Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee: Ought to Pass |
S.B. 71 | D'Allesandro—This bill establishes a committee to study the use and misuse of prescription drugs in workers’ compensation cases. An act establishing a committee to study the use and misuse of prescription drugs in workers' compensation cases. |
S.B. 147 | D'Allesandro—This bill requires pharmacies to substitute generic drugs or appropriate over-the-counter alternatives to prescription drugs unless the prescribing physician indicates that the brand-name drug is medically necessary. The bill also requires the commissioner of the Department of Labor to establish a pharmacy closed formulary and an appeals process for drugs not included in the formulary. An act relative to prescription drugs in workers' compensation cases. Last Action: 3/7/13 From Commerce Committee: Ought to Pass with Amendment |
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