HB 1197 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

making technical corrections to certain insurance laws.

HB 1197 makes technical corrections to New Hampshire's insurance laws, specifically amending RSA 400-A:16 (Investigations, Enforcement) and RSA 400-A:36 (Annual Financial Statement). The Insurance Department requested these changes to clarify language, remove outdated references, and fix minor errors without altering substantive requirements for insurers or the department's authority. The bill does not create new obligations or change enforcement procedures but ensures the laws are accurately worded and consistent. It directly affects insurers, agents, and the Insurance Department by updating administrative language in existing statutes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Signed Jul 10, 2026
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Version adopted by both bodies CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION · 2 edits
MINOR
No substantive policy changes were made between these two versions. The only differences are the standard chaptering process: the bill was assigned Chapter 218, section numbers were prefixed with the chapter number (e.g., '1' became '218:1'), and formatting/alignment was adjusted for the official compiled statutes.
TECHNICAL

The bill was assigned Chapter 218 and all section numbers were renumbered with the chapter prefix (e.g., section 1 became 218:1). This is a standard administrative step when a bill is signed into law.

Formatting, spacing, line wrapping, and page headers/footers were adjusted to match the official chaptered format. No legal text was added, removed, or altered.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Jul 10, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 218; eff. 1/1/2027
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Introduced
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2016e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 38
lower
Jun 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2026-2016e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/21/2026); SJ 14
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/23/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/26/2026 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 2
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/17/2026 (Vote 25-0; CC)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Finance 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 39
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0519h: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 3
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0519h: AA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 3
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0519h 02/04/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 7 P. 4
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Work Session: 02/04/2026 10:30 am GP 229
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Work Session: 01/22/2026 02:15 pm GP 229
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 10
lower
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