---
type: "Bill"
title: "allowing the insurance commissioner to approve innovative short or long-term care policies."
description: "allowing the insurance commissioner to approve innovative short or long-term care policies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 610"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 610 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-11-25"
last_action: "2026-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db080758-660e-4d83-ad96-621831a8996b"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=1401&inflect=2"
source_hash: "be8be750c063fce5cda8f17399b434c65a14f3d3bf0cc2e09221ea3d6e0c4cb4"
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 610 (2026) — allowing the insurance commissioner to approve innovative short or long-term care policies.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=22290&q=billVersion)
2. **As Amended by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=31381&q=billVersion)
3. **As Amended by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=26581&q=billVersion)
4. **CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=33887&q=billVersion)
5. **Version adopted by both bodies** (committee substitute) — [source](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/pdf.aspx?id=32328&q=billVersion)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-11-25** Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-12-10** Hearing: 01/08/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 46
- **2026-01-20** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0111s, 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29** SB 610 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
- **2026-01-29** Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
- **2026-01-29** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0111s, 02/05/2026, Vote 5-0; SC 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-05** Committee Amendment # 2026-0111s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- **2026-02-05** Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2026-0431s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
- **2026-02-05** Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-0111s and #2026-0431s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-26** Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 5 P. 127 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** Public Hearing: 04/01/2026 02:15 pm GP 229
- **2026-04-01** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 229
- **2026-04-08** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/14/2026 10:00 am GP 229
- **2026-04-08** Executive Session: 04/15/2026 10:00 am GP 229
- **2026-04-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1497h (NT) 04/15/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-23** Amendment # 2026-1497h: AA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11
- **2026-04-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1497h: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-23** Referred to Ways and Means 04/23/2026 HJ 11 `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-23** Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 04/23/2026 HJ 11
- **2026-05-07** Sen. Rochefort Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
- **2026-05-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026); SJ 14 `enrolled`
- **2026-05-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14
- **2026-06-22** Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 142; Effective 08/11/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db080758-660e-4d83-ad96-621831a8996b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).