On the local level, it is imperative that concerned folks, like you and me, take action to defend liberty and set expectations for our representatives. We point out the opportunities where you can make an impact.
Week of June 23rd:
SB 417 relative to out-of-home placements for children (OPPOSE)
A bill that RebuildNH has been fighting since January, went to Committee of Conference this week. RebuildNH's treasurer, Rep JR Hoell was on the committee and ensured that the bill was amended to protect families in New Hampshire. The bill now heads back to the full House and Senate to be concurred but RebuildNH no longer considers the bill to be a threat.
Special thanks to Rep JR Hoell and House leadership.
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We have been fighting this bill since January. RebuildNH is asking that you tell your reps to support the amendment, which changes the bill from being a threat to families to a good bill for families, but oppose the bill if the amendment fails.
Democrats support this being a bad bill for families, but Republicans have largely agreed to kill this bill in its current form. The following Republicans need a call or text to be sure they support the amendment but oppose the bill if it is unamended. Remind them that opposing threats to liberty should be their top priority.
Rep Cocker: 603-892-7083
Rep Davis: 603-723-2929
Rep Pearson: 603-571-0205
Rep Pearson: 603-548-8523
Rep Prudhomme-O’Brien: 603-339-4598
SB 417, as passed by the Senate, was a dangerous bill for our families. The House Children and Family law committee tried to amend it, but the committee amendment failed.
If the bill is not modified, this threatening bill will head to the governor.
In addition to fixing the issues we previously had with the bill, House Finance made positive changes to the bill. Current law requires that a parent NOT charged with abuse and neglect prove their innocence in court room before they can get their children. For example this could happen in a divorce situation. The amendment suggested by House Finance changes the underlying law so that a parent NOT charged with abuse or neglect is presumed fit. The amendment also changes the standard of evidence that the state would need to meet to ‘clear and convincing evidence’ to prevent children from going to the parent not Charged with Abuse and neglect
Another Republican resigned last week. Numbers are tight. Make sure your reps will be in attendance. Republican turnout is critical to fixing SB417.
To the Governor's Desk
HB1093 bans school mask mandates (SUPPORT)
Tell your Senator to support this bill for mask choice.
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Signed by Governor Sununu 06/14/2024
HB 1002 relative to fees for records under right-to-know law (SUPPORT)
version adopted by both bodies
To the Governor's Desk
SB 63 public health ordinances by municipalities (SUPPORT)
This has passed HOUSE!
Please email Governor Sununu and tell him to sign SB63. [email protected]
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Talking points:
- This is a limited government bill.
- This bill is good for businesses that are currently being over regulated and taxed by health officers.
- Health officers aren’t qualified health care professionals. They are volunteers who receive a 3 hour training.
- Currently health officers have the ability to mandate anything they want at any time. This unlimited, god-like authority leaves the door open for potential abuses of government. A small government is a good government.
Currently health officers have unlimited authority to make any ordinance they wish. This bill limits their ordinance authority to only “nuisances” and I now realize this term is pretty well defined in law. By passing this bill, health officers will no longer be able to make any ordinance in the next pandemic like we saw during Covid with mask mandates and such. (details courtesy of RebuildNH – they have been working on this issue for four years!)
Pending Updates – stay tuned
Committee of Conference
HB1665 Improve Education Freedom Account eligibility (Support OTP/Oppose Committee Amendment)
Tell your senator to oppose the committee amendment and vote ought to pass.
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This bill unamended raises the eligibility for an Education Freedom Account from 350% of federal poverty guidelines to 500%. The committee amendment lowers the threshold from 500% to 400%. Please tell your senator to oppose the committee amendment and vote ought to pass.
SB 349 relative to a voluntary home visiting (The State is coming after your children! (OPPOSE)
Let your Reps know to OPPOSE (click to find your rep)
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The State is coming after your children! If this “Nanny State bill” passes, the obscure Wellness and Primary Prevention Council would meet to determine what legal language would be the most effective to “build a strong system of universal home visiting” for families with newborns and young children. The council itself was established by statute to increase government-created social services. It’s obvious that the purpose of this bill is to create a new social program so every newborn child and young child in the state would receive a visit from government agents to monitor how they are being raised before the state takes over completely in government-run schools. This effort is simply one more cradle-to-grave Nanny State nightmare scenario that all our dystopian fictions books warned about. Let’s stop this effort before it even begins.
SB 559 vaccine association bill (OPPOSE)
We're working to kill SB559.Please EMAIL your State Reps to vote ITL on SB559
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Talking Points:Please vote ITL on SB559, the vaccine association bill about new, unproven fast-tracked shots that are NOT vaccines.
1. Every baby in the state of NH who wants the RSV shots is getting them. No one is going without. (So this is not an access issue.)
2. Poor children/Medicaid children are getting these shots for FREE and it’s paid by the federal VFC Program. No cost to poor patients! (So this is not a cost issue for poor children.)
3. Commercially insured children are getting these shots for FREE and they are paid for by their health insurance without any deductible or copay (per Heidi Kroll, lobbyist for the health insurance industry.) So no cost to insured children.
4. Allowing the State and the Vaccine Association to engage in the purchase of new shots that are not vaccines, approved less than a year ago, with no system for tracking injuries from these shots, would put taxpayers on the hook for liability for the harm caused by the State purchase and sale of these new, unproven shots. Because these shots are not vaccines they lack the consumer protection of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Given that these shots are currently available now for anyone who wants them and they are free for anyone who gets them, this bill is totally unnecessary, and puts taxpayers at risk.Please vote this bill as inexpedient to legislate (ITL).
HB 1660-FN coverage of procedures under Medicaid This bill provides that the state Medicaid plan shall not include gender reassignment treatment for minors. (SUPPORT)
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State Medicaid Plan; Sex Reassignment Excluded. Medical assistance provided under the state Medicaid plan shall not include any form of gender reassignment surgery for a person under 18 years of age.
HB 1616 parental consent for Medicaid to schools program (SUPPORT)
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This bill requires schools to obtain parental consent for each service is provided to a student under the Medicaid to schools program. The bill also requires certain legislative policy committees to receive reports regarding the Medicaid to schools program.
HB1365 relative to substitution of biological products by pharmacies (SUPPORT OTP)
This free market pharmeceutical bill allows for biosimilar substitutions, a practice that has been standard in Europe for years. Tell your senator to support this common sense, free market pharmaceutical bill.
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This bill allows a pharmacist to substitute biosimilars. Biosimilars are drugs that have shown in clinical trials to be as safe and effective as to be comparable.
As an example, Humira is priced at $3,300, Drug B is $1,200 and Drug C is $600. Without the bill, should a provider prescribe B at $1,200 a pharmacist may only dispense drug B or Humira at $3,300. The bill allows a pharmacist to offer Drug C at $600 when Drug B at $1,200 has been prescribed, or Humira at $3,300.
Big Pharma does not like this bill because they obviously would like to keep their monopolies protected, but the European Medicines Association has been operating like this for years with no safety issues.
Pharmaceutical lobbyists have indicated that the FDA does not allow this type of substitution, but that isn’t true. There is nothing in federal code or statute that prohibits it.
HB1312 requires parent notification for curriculum involving sexual orientation/gender (SUPPORT)
1) Register Stance - Senate Portal
2) Email Commitee - Senate Education
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This bill expands notice requirements by school districts to parents for certain curriculum course material, and prohibits school districts from adopting policies that prohibit employees from answering questions from parents about students’ well-being.
SB 459 committee to study the child protection act Amended in Senate. This bill is anti-parental rights. (OPPOSE)
Senate & House have amended; see docket for details.
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State Medicaid Plan; Sex Reassignment Excluded. Medical assistance provided under the state Medicaid plan shall not include any form of gender reassignment surgery for a person under 18 years of age.
Not Moving Forward | Tabled | ITL | Study
HB 1194 definition of noncommunicable diseases This bill removes the word infectious from the definition of noncommunicable disease. (SUPPORT)
Referred to Interim Study
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State Medicaid Plan; Sex Reassignment Excluded. Medical assistance provided under the state Medicaid plan shall not include any form of gender reassignment surgery for a person under 18 years of age.
HB1669 relative to restricting data sharing through the state immunization registry. Please tell the committee to pass this common sense protection to personal privacy. (SUPPORT)
Referred to Interim Study
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The bill prohibits the department of health and human services from sharing data from the state immunization registry with other organizations unless the department can assure withdrawals from the registry will be honored by the organization. The bill also establishes a position in the department of health and human services to assist in implementation and makes appropriations to the department therefor.
HB 1280 relative to informed consent and patient rights (SUPPORT)
This bill defines informed consent and patients’ rights in the context of a doctor patient relationship. This bill codifies minimum best practices in the delivery of health care, and serves as a necessary stopgap against the increasingly perfunctory execution of medical services driven by the growing administrative infrastructure around healthcare. (courtesy of RebuildNH)
Senate referred to Interim Study
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HB 1213-FN immunization requirements for child care This bill removes the immunization requirements for child care agencies. It reduces the administrative burden. (SUPPORT)
Senate referred to Interim Study
HB 1700 prohibiting the intentional release of polluting emissions, including cloud seeding and weather modification (SUPPORT AS AMENDED)
Current law allows for "experimental weather modification" without the consent of the citizens of New Hampshire; this is to repeal state law 12-F:1 and ban weather modification experimentation in New Hampshire.
House ITL
HB 1010 relative to maternity options/midwifery access This bill provides that the midwifery council shall not adopt rules limiting care by a midwife based on the patient being pregnant with multiple fetuses, malpresentation of the fetus, the number of prior cesarean sections, or distance from a hospital. (SUPPORT)
House referred to Interim Study
HB 1663 relative to the confidentiality of medical records and patient information (SUPPORT)
House referred to Interim Study
HB 1487 relative to the health effects of 5G technology This bill requires certain provisions around measurements of RF-radiation and notification of the effects of such radiation from 5G technology. SUPPORT
House ITL
HB 1156 relative to public health, safety, state sovereignty (SUPPORT)
*This bill prohibits the state and its localities from enforcing any regulations or mandates set forth by the CDC and WHO. It would be very helpful if you shared with the committee either via email or in person some of the many times that the CDC and WHO gave incorrect guidance and information. (from Rebuild NH)
Tabled
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