The bill extends the final reporting and prospective repeal dates of the commission to study environmentally-triggered chronic illness by five years. The new final report is due on or before November 1, 2029, instead of the previous date of November 1, 2024. Additionally, the act that established the commission will now take effect on November 1, 2029, instead of the original date in 2024.

The bill also restructures the commission's tasks by renumbering the subparagraphs and deleting the review of the pilot study stages from the previous commission's recommendations. It emphasizes the need for technology system changes, collaboration with national health and environmental agencies to develop protocols for health care providers, and recommendations for legislation to fulfill the commission's objectives. Furthermore, the bill mandates annual reporting by the commissioners of the Department of Environmental Services and the Department of Health and Human Services on data sharing practices. The act became effective on May 31, 2024.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 126-A:73-a
As Amended by the House: 126-A:73-a, 126-A:76
Version adopted by both bodies: 126-A:73-a, 126-A:76
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: 126-A:73-a, 126-A:76