SB 64 – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
01/10
SENATE BILL 64
AN ACT establishing a committee to study small group health insurance plans.
SPONSORS: Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Burling, Dist 5; Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 13
COMMITTEE: Banks and Insurance
This bill establishes a committee to study small group health insurance plans.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-0304
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT establishing a committee to study small group health insurance plans.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study small group health insurance plans.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. The committee shall solicit information from the insurance commissioner and from any other source the committee deems relevant to its study.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study small group health insurance plans for groups of one to 50 and 51 to 100. The committee’s study shall include, but not be limited to, the effect of 2003, 188 (SB 110) on these groups, ways to better serve these groups, and health plan loss information.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2005.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.