HB 488 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0809
06/04
HOUSE BILL 488
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the benefits of allowing New Hampshire
citizens to purchase health insurance from out-of-state companies.
SPONSORS: Rep. Greeson, Graf. 16
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the benefits of allowing New Hampshire citizens to
purchase health insurance from out-of-state companies.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 488 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0809
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the benefits of allowing New Hampshire
citizens to purchase health insurance from out-of-state companies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the benefits of allowing
2 New Hampshire citizens to purchase health insurance from out-of-state companies.
3 2 Membership and Compensation.
4 I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
5 (a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
6 house of representatives.
7 (b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
8 II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to
9 the duties of the committee.
10 3 Duties. The committee shall study the benefits of allowing New Hampshire citizens to
11 purchase health insurance from out-of-state companies.
12 4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from
13 among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house
14 member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this
15 section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
16 5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed
17 legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house
18 clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2021.
19 6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.