Rep. Jennifer Mandelbaum

Maddy summaryHB 648 proposes to require health insurance plans to cover glucose monitoring devices for individuals with diabetes. The bill would mandate coverage for necessary monitoring equipment, directly affecting policyholders with diabetes and their insurers. Currently pending in committee with a referral for interim study (as of November 13, 2025), the bill has not yet been enacted. Specific coverage details or device types are not provided in the available context.

Maddy summaryHB 65 requires landlords to offer tenants the option of having their rent payments reported to credit bureaus. This directly affects landlords who would need to provide this option and tenants who could use rent payments to build credit. The key provision mandates landlords to inform tenants about this reporting opportunity, making it a choice for tenants rather than an automatic requirement. The bill is currently in committee review, having been referred for interim study with a 16-0 committee vote. It does not require landlords to report payments, only to offer the option to tenants.

Maddy summaryHB 118 eliminates 18 existing state commissions and committees, including the New Hampshire Recovery Monument Commission, Lakeshore Redevelopment Planning Commission, and multiple study groups on topics like telehealth and charitable gaming. It also modifies the New Hampshire Rare Disease Advisory Council by establishing 3-year terms for members (with a limit of two consecutive terms) and aligning legislative members' terms with their elected service. The bill takes effect immediately for most provisions upon passage (August 1, 2025), with specific repeals of the parking garage oversight committee and related rules delayed until January 1, 2026. This bill directly affects state agencies and advisory bodies by dissolving redundant structures and clarifying council membership rules.

Maddy summaryHB 159, titled "The Chief Bradley Haas Mental Health Firearms Reporting Act," requires courts to report specific mental health disqualifications to the federal background check system (NICS) for firearm purchases. It directly affects individuals found by court order to be: (1) not guilty by reason of insanity, (2) incompetent to stand trial with a danger finding, or (3) involuntarily committed to a mental health facility. The bill establishes a process for these individuals to voluntarily surrender firearms to a trusted third party or dealer without law enforcement confiscation, while clarifying that only court-reported disqualifications trigger the background check restriction. It also protects privacy by excluding voluntary treatment records from reporting and specifies that NICS data cannot be considered public records.

Maddy summaryHB 583 requires New Hampshire's Department of Education to seek participation in a federal Medicaid direct certification program for school meal eligibility. This would allow schools to automatically identify students eligible for free or reduced-price meals using existing Medicaid data, rather than requiring separate applications. The bill changes how school funding is calculated by applying 2024-2025 eligibility data to determine differential aid and extraordinary need grants for the 2026-2027 school year. It directly affects public K-12 schools and students qualifying for meal assistance, with the new funding method taking effect for the 2026-2027 school year. The current eligibility calculation method is repealed as part of this change.