Legislative Update - 2/8/08
During the past week, leadership has signed-in, testified and taken a position on a number of bills being heard in committee. Here is a complete list of those bills:
HB 1195—relative to health care provider reimbursement for services to patients without health insurance. (oppose)
HB 1602—relative to dependent health insurance coverage. (support)
HB 1608—requiring insurance coverage for colorectal screening for adults in New Hampshire.(oppose)
CACR 29—relating to education. Providing that the recognition of local control of education in the New Hampshire
constitution is reestablished. (support)
HB 1281—prohibiting public schools from requiring health insurance as a condition of enrollment. (support)
HB 1643—relative to medical benefits payment by the retirement system for eligible group I teachers and political
subdivision employees in the retirement system. (support)
Commerce
HB 1195—relative to health care provider reimbursement for services to patients without health insurance. (oppose)
HB 1602—relative to dependent health insurance coverage. (support)
HB 1608—requiring insurance coverage for colorectal screening for adults in New Hampshire.(oppose)
Education
CACR 29—relating to education. Providing that the recognition of local control of education in the New Hampshire
constitution is reestablished. (support)
HB 1281—prohibiting public schools from requiring health insurance as a condition of enrollment. (support)
Executive Department & Administration
HB 1643—relative to medical benefits payment by the retirement system for eligible group I teachers and political
subdivision employees in the retirement system. (support)
Finance
HB 924—relative to the deconstruction of buildings. (oppose)
HB 1252—limiting civil liability of liquified petroleum gas providers under certain circumstances. (support)
HB 1364—relative to public employee collective bargaining negotiations under the public employee labor
relations act. (oppose)
HB 1436—relative to requiring inclusion of an automatic continuation clause in collectively bargained agreements
with public employees. (oppose)
HB 1469—relative to public employee terms of employment, bargaining units, and dispute resolution. (oppose)
HB 1205—relative to the recall of selectmen. (oppose)
HB 1460—requiring the public utilities commission provide cost recovery for construction of generation assets by
Public Service Company of New Hampshire. (support)
HB 1512—relative to disposition of motor vehicle fines. (oppose)
Judiciary
HB 1252—limiting civil liability of liquified petroleum gas providers under certain circumstances. (support)
Labor
HB 1364—relative to public employee collective bargaining negotiations under the public employee labor
relations act. (oppose)
HB 1436—relative to requiring inclusion of an automatic continuation clause in collectively bargained agreements
with public employees. (oppose)
HB 1469—relative to public employee terms of employment, bargaining units, and dispute resolution. (oppose)
Municipal & County
HB 1205—relative to the recall of selectmen. (oppose)
Science, Technology & Energy
HB 1460—requiring the public utilities commission provide cost recovery for construction of generation assets by
Public Service Company of New Hampshire. (support)
Ways & Means
HB 1512—relative to disposition of motor vehicle fines. (oppose)
