---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to network adequacy and consumer rights under the managed care law."
description: "relative to network adequacy and consumer rights under the managed care law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 157"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 157 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25e63d06-7d75-4ac4-bc05-4b8bc56100bc"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0968&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "a8ea563a4aa909c47d93c090415cdaa7f418a3de8f58982b2526f407f5488edd"
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 157 (2017) — relative to network adequacy and consumer rights under the managed care law.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1772h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1772h&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Hearing: 02/14/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:15 pm; SC 10
- **2017-03-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1042s, 03/29/2017; SC 16 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Committee Amendment # 2017-1042s, AA, VV; 03/29/2017; SJ 11
- **2017-03-29** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2017-1174s, AA, VV; 03/29/2017; SJ 11
- **2017-03-29** Ought to Pass with Amendments 1042s and 1174s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/29/2017; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Introduced 03/23/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 27 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12** Public Hearing: 04/19/2017 02:00 PM LOB 205
- **2017-04-19** Executive Session: 04/25/2017 09:30 AM LOB 205
- **2017-04-26** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/04/2017 (Vote 22-0; CC) HC 22 P. 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-04** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 5 `passage`
- **2017-05-04** Referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs 05/04/2017 HJ 15 P. 5
- **2017-05-04** Public Hearing: 05/10/2017 10:00 AM LOB 302
- **2017-05-10** Subcommittee Work Session: 05/16/2017 09:00 AM LOB 302
- **2017-05-10** Executive Session: 05/17/2017 11:00 AM LOB 302
- **2017-05-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1772h for 06/01/2017 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 26 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Amendment # 2017-1772h: AA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 6
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1772h: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 6 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Bradley Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-22** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 23
- **2017-06-22** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-12** Signed by the Governor on 07/10/2017; Chapter 0214; Effective 01/01/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25e63d06-7d75-4ac4-bc05-4b8bc56100bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).