SB 502 - AS INTRODUCED
2004 SESSION
01/10
SENATE BILL 502
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing certain groups to join together for purposes of small group insurance.
This bill establishes a committee to study the feasibility of allowing certain groups to join together for purposes of gaining larger purchasing power under the small group insurance law.
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04-3223
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the feasibility of allowing certain groups to join together for purposes of small group insurance.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the feasibility of allowing certain groups to join together for the purposes of gaining larger purchasing power under the small group insurance law.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
II. The committee shall solicit information from the insurance commissioner and from any other source the committee deems relevant.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the feasibility of allowing certain groups to join together for the purposes of gaining larger purchasing power under RSA 420-G.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2004.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.