SB 257 · 2025 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Study committee on Medicaid eligibility rules

establishing a committee to study state guidelines for Medicaid eligibility determinations.

Establishes a committee to study state guidelines used for determining Medicaid eligibility.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · May 22, 2025

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Analysis

This bill establishes a committee to study state guidelines for Medicaid eligibility determinations.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the Senate. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“There is established a committee to study state guidelines for Medicaid eligibility determinations.”

Section 1

“Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.”

Section 2

“The committee shall study the possibility of changing Medicaid eligibility determinations in New Hampshire from SSI 209b to SSA 1634 as 39 other states currently do.”

Section 3

“The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.”

Section 4

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Public testimony

10 signed in online

90% support10% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay

Starting text: Bill as introduced

Mar 27, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1127s5–0
Overall
100% yea
Mar 27, 2025SenateVoice voteCommittee amendment 2025-1127sadopted
Mar 27, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-1127sadopted
Resulting text: Bill as amended by the Senate
Apr 30, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate10–7
Overall
59% yea
May 22, 2025HouseDivisionInexpedient to LegislateAdopted199–164
Overall
55% yea

Hearings and debates

Mar 19, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services42:11–45:173m 6slocated in the stream transcript==TIME CHANGE== Hearing
Mar 27, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1127s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1127s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-1127s — adopted, voice vote
Apr 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs4:16:51–4:21:394m 48slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
Apr 30, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs14:43–17:473m 4slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
May 22, 2025Floor debateHouse floor1:39:56–1:46:116m 15slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, division 199-164

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3
Mar 19, 2025Sen==TIME CHANGE== Hearing: 03/19/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 13
Mar 27, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1127s, 03/27/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14
Mar 27, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-1127s, AA, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
Mar 27, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-1127s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 113
Apr 23, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/23/2025 01:30 pm LOB 301-303
Apr 30, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
Apr 30, 2025HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 04/30/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC)
May 7, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1750h
May 22, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 199-164 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 26

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.