New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1784: relative to the health care consumer protection trust fund.
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the health care consumer protection trust fund. Rep. L. Walsh, Rock. 15; Sen. McGough, Dist 11 COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill modifies the statute governing administration of the health care consumer protection trust fund to: I. Remove the executive council approval for expenditures while retaining approval by the advisory commission and the governor. II. Prohibit grants or contracts to New Hampshire state agencies, including subgrants or pass-throughs to such entities.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the health care consumer protection trust fund. Rep. L. Walsh, Rock. 15; Sen. McGough, Dist 11 COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill modifies the statute governing administration of the health care consumer protection trust fund to: I. Remove the executive council approval for expenditures while retaining approval by the advisory commission and the governor. II. Prohibit grants or contracts to New Hampshire state agencies, including subgrants or pass-throughs to such entities. III. Limit funded projects to those that directly benefit New Hampshire health care consumers through defined, measurable patient-outcome objectives, with milestone-based disbursements and clawbacks. IV. Prohibit funding of academic research while allowing incidental evaluation necessary to verify outcomes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 …
Sponsors
- Julie Miles (R, 12) · primary sponsor