A bill to expand insurance coverage for children's mental health services in New Hampshire fails to pass the House.

The proposed bill, SB 498, aimed to expand children's access to mental health services. The legislation would have created the New Hampshire Children's Behavioral Health Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding childhood behavioral health services through assessments collected from insurance carriers and third-party administrators.

House members voted to refer SB 498 to interim study – which means that the bill will no longer go forward this session.

You can read more about the legislation here