Senate Commerce (04/07/2026)

Committee on Commerce · April 8, 2026

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Hearing opened on House Bill 11‑97 (insurance technical corrections)

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Chair opened the hearing on HB 11‑97; Representative John Hunt introduced the bill as an insurance department technical corrections package. DJ Bettencourt, commissioner of the New Hampshire Insurance Department, summarized major provisions: tougher enforcement for nonresponsive out‑of‑state producers (raising a decades‑old $2,500 fine to $5,000 and streamlining suspension procedures) and expanded Department discretion to consider misdemeanor histories when licensing producers; clarified authority for standalone group dental and vision products; cleanup for continuing care retirement community

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The Committee on Commerce held a multi‑bill hearing covering insurance technical corrections, proposed consumer protections for home heating oil and propane (HB 12-62), a ban on sale of nitrous oxide (HB 16-30), a voluntary portable benefits safe‑harbor (HB 12-45), rules for insurer use of AI in claims (HB 14-06), and prior‑authorization peer‑to‑peer reforms (HB 15-54).

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