Thank you to the following NHNPA members for serving on the 2020 Legislative Affairs Committee.

Kerry Nolte (Chair) Marylee Verdi
Tania Centra Irina Boucher
Cynthia Calhoon Jane Hannon
Peggy Abbott Nancy Wilson
Jennifer Thompson Kim Mohan



2020 Legislative Updates

HB 1280
      Rep. Garrett Muscatel; Rep. Cassandra Levesque; Rep. Chuck Grassie; Rep. Cole Riel; Rep. Deb Stevens; Rep. Gary Merchant; Rep. Karen Ebel; Rep. Michelle St. John; Rep. Ryan Buchanan; Rep. William Marsh; Sen. Cindy Rosenwald; Sen. Dan Feltes; Sen. Martha Hennessey; Sen. Ruth Ward (new Title) Relative to Copayments For Insulin, Establishing A Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program, Establishing A New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board, Establishing The Prescription Drug Competitive Marketplace, Relative to The Pricing Of Generic Prescription Drugs, Relative to Prior Authorization For Prescription Drug Coverage, and Requiring Insurance Coverage For Epinephrine Auto-injectors.

This bill requires insurers to cap the total amount for insulin for covered persons.
HB 1558
      Rep. Nancy Murphy; Rep. Alicia Lekas; Rep. Daryl Abbas; Rep. David Meuse; Rep. Jeffrey Salloway; Rep. Joseph Guthrie; Rep. Peter Petrigno; Rep. Richard Hinch; Rep. Sue Mullen; Rep. Tamara Le; Sen. David Watters (second New Title) Relative to Discipline Of Students, Addressing Students' Behavioral Needs, and Making An Appropriation Therefor; Kindergarten Funding; Violence In Schools; Policies For Students with Head Injuries; Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education and Training; Authorizing The Issuance Of Bonds or Notes By A Municipality; Adding The Chancellor Of The University System Of New Hampshire to The Department Of Business and Economic Affairs Council Of Partner Agencies; Change Of School or Assignment Due to Manifest Educational Hardship; School Board Expenditure Of Year-end Fund Balances; A Children's System Of Care; Student Wellness; and Criminal Background Checks For Bus Drivers.

This bill modifies the definition of "child with a disability" to include persons 21 years of age.
  Rep. Garrett Muscatel; Rep. Cassandra Levesque; Rep. Chuck Grassie; Rep. Cole Riel; Rep. Deb Stevens; Rep. Gary Merchant; Rep. Karen Ebel; Rep. Michelle St. John; Rep. Ryan Buchanan; Rep. William Marsh; Sen. Cindy Rosenwald; Sen. Dan Feltes; Sen. Martha Hennessey; Sen. Ruth Ward (new Title) Relative to Copayments For Insulin, Establishing A Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program, Establishing A New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board, Establishing The Prescription Drug Competitive Marketplace, Relative to The Pricing Of Generic Prescription Drugs, Relative to Prior Authorization For Prescription Drug Coverage, and Requiring Insurance Coverage For Epinephrine Auto-injectors.

This bill requires insurers to cap the total amount for insulin for covered persons.
Committees: Commerce and Consumer Affairs/H; Commerce/S

House Status:
House Concurs with Senate Amendment (rep. Butler): Ma Rc 224-104 06/30/2020

Senate Status:
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2020-1470s, Rc 24y-0n, Ma; Ot3rdg; 06/16/2020

  Rep. Nancy Murphy; Rep. Alicia Lekas; Rep. Daryl Abbas; Rep. David Meuse; Rep. Jeffrey Salloway; Rep. Joseph Guthrie; Rep. Peter Petrigno; Rep. Richard Hinch; Rep. Sue Mullen; Rep. Tamara Le; Sen. David Watters (second New Title) Relative to Discipline Of Students, Addressing Students' Behavioral Needs, and Making An Appropriation Therefor; Kindergarten Funding; Violence In Schools; Policies For Students with Head Injuries; Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education and Training; Authorizing The Issuance Of Bonds or Notes By A Municipality; Adding The Chancellor Of The University System Of New Hampshire to The Department Of Business and Economic Affairs Council Of Partner Agencies; Change Of School or Assignment Due to Manifest Educational Hardship; School Board Expenditure Of Year-end Fund Balances; A Children's System Of Care; Student Wellness; and Criminal Background Checks For Bus Drivers.

This bill modifies the definition of "child with a disability" to include persons 21 years of age.
Committees: Education/H; Education and Workforce Development/S

House Status:
House Concurs with Senate Amendment (rep. Myler): Ma Rc 201-129 06/30/2020

Senate Status:
Ought to Pass with Amendments 2020-1447s and 2020-1511s, Ma, Vv; Ot3rdg; 06/16/2020