---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to retroactive denials of previously paid claims."
description: "relative to retroactive denials of previously paid claims."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 379"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 379 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel E. Innis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-12"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74ef1724-8c13-47aa-8551-490173598390"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2742&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "3b19d7a5401ceacdfcc365a9f838c0e35470dc5419ca7f18a96f020f213c7784"
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 379 (2018) — relative to retroactive denials of previously paid claims.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2018-0416s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=2018-0416s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1758&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Daniel E. Innis — primary (person)
- Bob J. Giuda — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Feltes — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L. Daniels — cosponsor (person)
- Harold F. French — cosponsor (person)
- J. Tracy Emerick — cosponsor (person)
- James P. Gray — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Kahn — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Fuller Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Martha S. Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- Mary M. Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick F. Abrami — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- William Gannon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-12** To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18** Hearing: 01/24/2018, Room 101, LOB, 01:45 pm; SC 4
- **2018-02-02** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0416s, 02/15/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Committee Amendment # 2018-0416s, AA, VV; 02/15/2018;
- **2018-02-15** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0416s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/15/2018; `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 7 P. 51 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** Public Hearing: 03/27/2018 11:00 AM LOB 302
- **2018-03-28** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/04/2018 01:15 PM LOB 302
- **2018-04-04** Executive Session: 04/11/2018 01:15 PM LOB 302
- **2018-04-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/02/2018 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 17 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-02** Removed from Consent (Rep. Butler) 05/02/2018
- **2018-05-03** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1863h: MA VV 05/03/2018 `passage`
- **2018-05-03** FLAM # 2018-1863h (NT) (Rep. Bouldin): AA DV 294-35 05/03/2018
- **2018-05-10** Sen. Bradley Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** President Appoints: Senators Avard, Carson, Hennessey; 05/10/2018; SJ 17
- **2018-05-10** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kotowski): MA VV 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hunt, Butler, Plumer, Schwaegler 05/10/2018
- **2018-05-10** Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/14/2018, 11:00 am, Room 103, SH
- **2018-05-17** Conference Committee Report # 2018-1975c Filed 05/17/2018; As Amended by the Senate
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report 1975c: Adopted, VV 05/23/2018
- **2018-05-23** Conference Committee Report # 2018-1975c, Adopted, VV; 05/23/2018; SJ 18
- **2018-06-04** Enrolled (In recess 05/23/2018); SJ 18
- **2018-06-05** Enrolled 05/23/2018
- **2018-06-29** Signed by the Governor on 06/25/2018; Chapter 0317; Effective 01/01/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74ef1724-8c13-47aa-8551-490173598390`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).