---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to insurance coverage for prescription contraceptives."
description: "relative to insurance coverage for prescription contraceptives."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 421"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 421 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna M. Soucy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78130c27-5341-40d9-a631-bceaa45058e2"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2993&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "e447aae8b3c4b79ffc213420b5b5b165aff4c50a213dbdd6dd5b5d0d65e21baf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire SB 421 (2018) — relative to insurance coverage for prescription contraceptives.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2018-2097e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-2097e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2009&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- OTPA — **219–111** (pass) · lower
- Ought to Pass — **22–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donna M. Soucy — primary (person)
- Bette R Lasky — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Mariellen J. MacKay — cosponsor (person)
- Peter B. Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Marsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-20** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Hearing: 02/20/2018, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 6
- **2018-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/21/2018; SC 13 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Ought to Pass: RC 22Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/21/2018; SJ 9 `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Introduced 03/22/2018 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 10 P. 53 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-04** Public Hearing: 04/11/2018 10:00 AM LOB 302
- **2018-04-12** ==RECESSED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/17/2018 10:00 AM LOB 304
- **2018-04-12** ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/17/2018 01:30 PM LOB 302
- **2018-04-17** ==CONTINUED== Subcommittee Work Session: 04/18/2018 10:00 AM LOB 302
- **2018-04-18** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/24/2018 10:00 AM LOB 302
- **2018-04-25** ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/24/2018 LOB 302
- **2018-04-25** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1753h for 05/02/2018 (Vote 14-3; RC) HC 17 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2018-05-02** Amendment # 2018-1753h: AA VV 05/02/2018
- **2018-05-02** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1753h: MA RC 219-111 05/02/2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Innis Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2097e: AA VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-06** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-2097e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-11** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-13** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-07-05** Signed by the Governor on 07/02/2018; Chapter 0361 `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** I. Sections 1-3 and 8-10 of this act shall take effect as provided in Section 11
- **2018-07-05** II. Section 5&7 Effective 01/01/2021 at 12:02 am
- **2018-07-05** III. Remainder shall take effect 01/01/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78130c27-5341-40d9-a631-bceaa45058e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).