Sen. Bill Gannon

Maddy summaryThis bill requires insurance companies in New Hampshire to cover specific diabetes supplies and services for both individual and group health plans. It mandates that insurers provide coverage for glucose monitoring devices, such as continuous and traditional blood glucose monitors, along with necessary supplies like sensors and test strips, without requiring prior authorization or an endocrinology referral. The legislation also sets a maximum $30 copayment for insulin prescriptions and limits the out-of-pocket cost for diabetes equipment to $30 per 30-day supply, ensuring these items are not subject to deductibles. While the bill includes requirements for patients to attend follow-up care with their doctors every six months for the first 18 months and annually thereafter, it guarantees coverage for new FDA-approved devices without imposing restrictions based on insulin usage or testing frequency.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies New Hampshire's drug laws to impose mandatory minimum prison sentences for individuals convicted of trafficking specific quantities of fentanyl class drugs. It requires a minimum of three and a half years in prison for selling five grams or more of fentanyl, and raises that minimum to seven years for sales of 28 grams or more, while also increasing the maximum possible sentence to life imprisonment for repeat offenders. The law includes exceptions for minors, people with significant mental impairments, and those with minor roles in the crime, and it takes effect on January 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new commission to evaluate how New Hampshire supports technology-based start-up businesses. The commission will include representatives from the state legislature, the governor's office, and private industry sectors such as venture capital and tech alliances. Its main task is to assess the current business ecosystem, compare it with other states, and propose ways to improve funding, tax incentives, and job training opportunities. The group must submit its findings and legislative recommendations to state leaders by November 1, 2024. Additionally, the bill repeals an existing, similar commission to prevent duplication of efforts.

Maddy summaryHB 1691 updates the legal definition of an adequate public education by establishing specific subject areas that schools must cover to meet state standards. The bill requires instruction in core subjects like English, math, and science, while also mandating attention to arts, world languages, health, technology, and personal finance. It further directs teachers to integrate essential skills such as digital literacy and logic into their curriculum. Although the bill was referred for an interim study in 2024, the committee ultimately decided not to recommend it for future legislation.

Maddy summaryThis bill restricts how consumer reporting agencies can share credit reports for real estate loans with third parties. Under the new rules, these agencies cannot simply forward a report to another entity just because one was requested; instead, they must verify that the third party either has a direct relationship with the borrower or has received explicit consent to receive the information. This change directly impacts lenders, mortgage brokers, and other financial service providers involved in property-backed credit transactions. The legislation aims to tighten privacy protections by ensuring that sensitive credit data is not broadly redistributed without proper authorization or a legitimate connection to the consumer.

Maddy summaryThis bill outlines rules for how the state's Public Deposit Investment Pool must manage its money, specifically requiring an investment advisor to keep at least 30 percent of funds in insured or collateralized deposits and to maintain the highest possible credit rating for the pool. It grants the state treasurer and an advisory committee the authority to select an investment advisor through a competitive process and to create detailed rules regarding disclosure, investment limits, and administrative practices. The legislation also repeals previous investment advisor obligations and sets an effective date of December 30, 2030, for the repeal provision, while other parts of the bill take effect immediately upon passage.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates New Hampshire law to criminalize the creation and sharing of fake, computer-generated sexual images of people without their permission. It directly affects individuals who produce or distribute these synthetic images by defining them as illegal when they are made to look real and intended to harass, threaten, or coerce the person depicted. The law specifically covers images that show intimate body parts or sexual acts that never actually happened, expanding current protections against nonconsensual image sharing to include digital manipulation. Effective January 1, 2025, anyone who creates or shares such false visualizations faces criminal penalties under the state's existing statutes on private sexual images.

Maddy summaryThis bill would allow electric distribution utilities in New Hampshire to recover the costs associated with net energy metering, a program that lets customers generate their own electricity and sell it back to the grid. Under the proposed changes, utilities must use a specific recovery mechanism approved by the state commission to cover these expenses, which are added to the list of allowable costs for rate-setting purposes. The legislation also clarifies that costs related to retiring certain power generation assets and fulfilling employee protection obligations remain recoverable. If passed, the bill would take effect 60 days after its enactment, though a recent committee review did not recommend it for future legislation.

Maddy summaryThis bill, titled the Protection of Women's Sports Act, establishes rules for interscholastic and intercollegiate athletic teams in New Hampshire by categorizing them based on the biological sex listed on athletes' birth certificates. It mandates that teams designated for females be open only to students identified as female at birth, while teams for males may include students of any sex, and requires separate locker room facilities for each group. The legislation also creates a legal pathway for athletes to sue schools or organizations if they experience harm or retaliation related to these sex-based designations, though it explicitly excludes K-5 schools and intramural or club sports from its requirements.