Bill > SB474

This bill modifies the effective date for a law concerning the collection and reporting of abortion statistics, specifically changing the implementation date from January 1, 2027, to July 1, 2027. The bill was requested by the department of health and human services and appears to be a technical adjustment to the timeline for when a previously passed statute (RSA 329:49-a) regarding abortion statistics reporting will go into effect. The first section of the bill makes the specific date change, while the second section stipulates that the bill itself will take effect immediately upon passage. This type of bill is common in legislative practice to fine-tune implementation timelines for complex regulatory requirements, in this case related to healthcare data collection.