relative to the county-state finance commission.
HB 1160 amends the structure and responsibilities of New Hampshire's county-state finance commission, which oversees shared funding between counties and the state for programs like Medicaid long-term care. The bill changes commission membership to include specific state agency representatives, county government appointees, and legislative members, while adding six new duties. Key provisions require the commission to review and recommend changes to Medicaid plans, state rate settings for long-term care services, county billing systems, and funding options before they are finalized. This directly affects counties and state agencies managing shared financial obligations for healthcare and social services programs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Signed Apr 22, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between the version adopted by both bodies and the final chaptered version. The only changes are the standard legislative chaptering process: the bill was assigned Chapter 30, section numbers were renumbered from 1-3 to 30:1 through 30:3, and the approval date (April 22, 2026) and effective date (June 21, 2026) were added. All other differences are line-wrapping and formatting.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers changed from 1, 2, 3 to 30:1, 30:2, 30:3 as part of the standard chaptering process assigning this bill Chapter 30.
TIMELINE
Approval date (April 22, 2026) and effective date (June 21, 2026) were added at the end of the document, confirming when the governor signed the bill and when it takes effect.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 22, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/22/2026; Chapter 30; eff. 06/21/2026
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 9
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 63
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/13/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 5 P. 10
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 1 P. 8
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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