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HB 705 · 2026 · House · Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

Health care price transparency requirements

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relative to health care cost transparency.

Requires health plans to disclose specific pricing information for covered items and services, contingent upon finalization of federal guidance under Presidential Executive Order 14221.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · March 19, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill requires health plans to disclose specific pricing information regarding covered items and services. The bill is contingent upon finalization of federal guidance under Presidential Executive Order 14221.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

““Billed charge” means the total charges for an item or service billed to a health carrier by a provider.”
RSA 420-J:27
“A health plan shall make available on an Internet website the information required under RSA 420-J:29 in 3 machine-readable files, in accordance with the method and format requirements described in RSA 420-J:30, and updated as required under RSA 420-J:30, III.”
RSA 420-J:28
“An in-network rate machine-readable file that includes the required information under this paragraph for all covered items and services, except for prescription drugs that are subject to a fee-for-service reimbursement arrangement, which shall be reported in the prescription drug machine-readable file pursuant to paragraph III.”
RSA 420-J:29
“Pricing information from the machine-readable files described in RSA 420-J:29 shall be electronically provided to the commissioner in a form and manner as specified in rule adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A.”
RSA 420-J:30

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

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Sponsors

Rep. Keith AmmonRPrimeMajority Floor Leader
  • Rep. Anita BurroughsDRanking Member· Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Rep. John HuntRChair· Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Also: Rep. Julius SotiR

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 19, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1090h16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-1090hadopted
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1090hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • May 1, 2025SenateCommittee report: Rereferred to Committee5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 1, 2025SenateVoice voteRereferred to Committeeadopted
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Ought to Pass5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateVoice voteEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0126eadopted
  • Jan 8, 2026HouseVoice voteEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0126eadopted
  • Feb 5, 2026SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs4:47:45–4:50:402m 55slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSubcommittee Work Session
  • Mar 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSubcommittee Work Session
  • Mar 19, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1090h; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1090h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-1090h — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 16, 2025Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services2:40:22–2:42:302m 8slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • May 1, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee; Rereferred to Committee — adopted, voice vote
  • Jan 7, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote; Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0126e Adopted — voice vote
  • Jan 8, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0126e — adopted, voice vote
  • Feb 5, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Adopted — voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 23
  2. Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 02:45 pm LOB 302-304
  3. Mar 12, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 03/12/2025 01:15 pm LOB 302-304
  4. Mar 18, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  5. Mar 19, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  6. Mar 19, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1090h 03/19/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 17 P. 8
  7. Mar 26, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1090h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 8
  8. Mar 26, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1090h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 8
  9. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 10
  10. Apr 16, 2025SenHearing: 04/16/2025, Room 101, LOB, 10:30 am; SC 17
  11. May 1, 2025Sen: Rereferred to Committee, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
  12. May 1, 2025SenRereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
  13. Jan 7, 2026Sen: Ought to Pass, 01/07/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 46
  14. Jan 7, 2026SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
  15. Jan 7, 2026SenEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0126e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 01/07/2026); SJ 2
  16. Jan 8, 2026HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-0126e: AA VV (in recess of) 01/08/2026
  17. Feb 5, 2026SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 02/05/2026); SJ 4
  18. Feb 5, 2026HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 67
  19. Mar 16, 2026HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 03/16/2026; Chapter 5; Eff. I. Sec 1 eff as prov sec 2 II. Rem. Eff 3/16/26

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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