bills – Health Freedom NH

Here are the bills we’re tracking; start at the top of the list to take action.

Status/Date/Committee	Bill	Title/Summary	Current_Call_To_Action
week of February 6th:
Public Hearing: 2/7 9:30 am LOB 302-304 House Science, Technology and Energy	HB298 SUPPORT	relative to placement of personal wireless service facilities more.. This bill allows state and local authorities additional authority in the review of applications for personal wireless service facilities.	▪️email committee ▪️bill sign-in
Public Hearing: 2/7 10:00 am LOB 205-207 House Education	HB104 SUPPORT	relative to multi-stall bathrooms and locker rooms in schools more.. This bill requires that multi-stall bathrooms and locker rooms in all public New Hampshire elementary, middle, and high schools be same sex.	▪️email committee ▪️bill sign-in
Public Hearing: 2/7 1:45 pm LOB 205-207 House Education	HB539-FN SUPPORT 🔥🔥🔥	relative to vaccination clinics at schools testimony is needed from anyone affected by these clinics - can't send your kid to school those days? incidents? other concerns? more.. This bill prohibits a public elementary or secondary school from conducting a vaccination clinic during school hours.	▪️email committee ▪️bill sign-in click to event page
Public Hearing: 2/8 9:00 am LOB 210-211 (Exec Session 2/9) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB262 SUPPORT	relative to laboratory testing by licensed naturopaths more.. This bill adds naturopathic doctors to the definition of "licensed medical practitioner" for health facilities authorized for laboratory testing.	▪️email committee ▪️bill sign-in ▪️attend/testify at hearing
Public Hearing: 2/8 10:00 am LOB 210-211 (Exec Session 2/9) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB322 WATCH	relative to establishing a committee to study the New Hampshire board of medicine more.. This bill establishes a committee to study the New Hampshire board of medicine.	HFNH is currently not taking a position on this one. click or copy if you would like to email the committee
Public Hearing: 2/8 10:30 am LOB 210-211 (Exec Session 2/9) House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB299 WATCH	prohibiting discrimination in medical care more.. This bill revises the prohibition against discrimination in medical treatment contained in the patient's bill of rights to prohibit denial of appropriate care or medical resources on the basis of race or skin tone, sexuality or sexual preference, sex, or any intersectional characteristic, or to prioritize any care or resource on the basis of alleged historical racial, sexuality or sexual preference, sex, or any intersectional group discrimination. The bill also creates a private cause of action for any person so aggrieved.	HFNH is currently not taking a position on this one. click or copy if you would like to email the committee
Public Hearing: 2/10 1:45 pm LOB 205-207 House Education	HB629-FN WATCH	establishing a student bill of rights more.. I. Definitions. In this chapter: "student" means any child enrolled in a New Hampshire public or chartered public school. Students are subject to the United States Constitution, its privileges, and protections, including: (a) The free exercise of religion; (b) The freedom of speech and publication; (c) The right to peacefully assemble; (d) The right to petition the government for a redress of grievances; (e) The freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures; (f) The right to due process of law; and (g) The right to equal protection under the law II. Students are subject to numerous privileges and protections derived from federal statutes, examples of which include: (a) The right of students with identified disabilities to receive a free and appropriate education that addresses their individual needs; (b) The right of students with disabilities to be free from discrimination with regard to accessing educational programs and facilities; and (c) The right to be free from discrimination with regard to accessing educational programs and activities offered by a recipient of federal financial assistance. III. Public school students are subject to the New Hampshire constitution and its privileges and protections, including: (a) The right to seek and obtain happiness; (b) The right to free speech and the liberty to publish; (c) The right of petition and peaceful assembly; (d) The right of personal privacy; (e) The right to absolute freedom of conscience in all matters of religious sentiment, belief, and worship; (f) The right to attend public schools that are funded in a manner that is consistent with the state's paramount duty of making ample provision for the education of all children residing within it's borders; (g) The right to have schools that are maintained wholly or partially by public funds free from sectarian control or influence; (h) The right to countenance and inculcation of the principles of humanity and general benevolence; and (i) The right of qualified persons to vote in all elections. IV. Public school students are subject to numerous privileges and protections derived from New Hampshire state statutes, examples of which include: (a) The right to access, without tuition, each resident school district’s K-12 basic education program for students of qualifying age; (b) The right to an education that provides students with the opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to meet state and district established graduation requirements intended to provide students with a meaningful diploma that prepares them for post-secondary education, gainful employment and citizenship; (c) Due process rights related to disciplinary measures and educational access; and (d) The right to an education and access to all educational activities and facilities without fear of discrimination. (e) The right of minors residing in criminal justice facilities to receive an education;	HFNH is currently not taking a position on this one. click or copy if you would like to email the committee
pending committee vote:
Exec Session 2/8 & 2/9 Public Hearing 1/26 Judiciary	HB396 SUPPORT	relative to state recognition of biological sex more.. This bill provides that nothing in state law regarding birth records or motor vehicles is intended to prohibit a public entity from differentiating between male and female sexes or undermine the state's rational interest in recognizing the male and female sexes.	▪️email committee
Exec Session 2/8 & 2/9 Public Hearing 1/26 Judiciary	HB533 SUPPORT	relative to public school human rights complaints more.. This bill allows the department of education to bring a complaint on student discriminatory practices to the state commission on human rights.	▪️email committee
Exec Session TBD Public Hearing 1/31 House Environment and Agriculture	HB119 SUPPORT	relative to homestead food operation licensure more.. This bill increases the maximum annual gross sales of food a homestead food operation may sell and retain an exemption from food licensing provisions.	▪️email committee
Exec Session TBD Public Hearing 1/31 House Environment and Agriculture	HB122 WATCH	relative to microenterprise home kitchen operations more.. This bill defines homestead food operations and provides food service licensing exemptions for them. We are not supporting this bill as written because of the following stated requirement: "(2) Food is prepared, cooked, and served on the same day."	▪️email committee
Exec Session TBD Public Hearing 1/31 House Environment and Agriculture	HB348 SUPPORT	relative to the sale of raw milk and products made with raw milk more.. This bill increases the amount of raw milk a producer processor can sell or process without a license and removes the requirement that such ice cream and frozen yogurt produced using raw milk be sold in 6 ounce containers.	▪️email committee
Exec Session TBD Public Hearing 1/12 Education Committee	HB61 OPPOSE	Relative to teaching on discrimination in the public schools and discrimination in public workplaces. more.. This bill repeals recent passed laws that prevented discrimination in schools and public workplaces. It will allow discrimination and CRT to be promoted in schools and public workplaces.	▪️email committee
Exec Session TBD Public Hearing 1/18 House Municipal and County Government	HB154 SUPPORT	relative to the adoption of public health ordinances by municipalities more.. Summary courtesy of RebuildNH: Currently the law does not require a public hearing in order for a select board to adopt a public health ordinance. This proposal not only provides for a public hearing before the public health ordinance is adopted, but allows the legislative body to vote in the proposed ordinance by a majority vote. The public health boards under this proposal, could be voted on at the annual town meeting or by calling a special town meeting.	▪️email committee
Exec Session 2/7 Public Hearing 1/19 House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services	HB48 WATCH	relative to employee protections from COVID-19 in the workplace more.. Summary courtesy of RebuildNH: Hilariously, this bill prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee who receives the COVID-19 vaccine or wears a mask. No one should face discrimination.	▪️email committee Ask that they amend the bill to prohibit all discrimination, including those who refuse to wear a mask or get a vaccine.
Subcommittee Work Session: 2/8 10:45 am LOB 302-304 Commerce & Consumer Affairs	HB353 OPPOSE	establishing an interstate compact for universal healthcare more.. Summary courtesy of RebuildNH: This bill is as described: a first step towards socialized medicine. We at RebuildNH have fought to remove more government from healthcare since watching the disastrous government response to the Covid pandemic, but this bill seeks to create a completely government controlled healthcare system, beginning by creating interstate compacts. Who pays? While the bill is unclear and doesn't even remotely seek to estimate the cost, we know that all taxpayers will pay, handsomely.	▪️email committee
Exec Session TBD Public Hearing 1/17 Senate Judiciary	SB58 OPPOSE	relative to arrests without a warrant while in the care of a medical professional on the premises of a residential care or health care facility. more.. relative to arrests without a warrant while in the care of a medical professional on the premises of a residential care or health care facility. This bill lowers the threshold needed for a warrantless arrest in medical facilities. According to this bill, “actual or threatened violence” can cause warrantless arrest. While we appreciate the real issue regarding workplace violence in medical facilities, we worry reducing the burden of proof needed could lead to abuse. If a patient refuses to wear a mask, could they be accused of “threatening violence”?	▪️email committee
week of February 13th:
Public Hearing 2/16 9:00 am SH Reps Hall House Judiciary	HB346 REVIEW	relative to the right of any infant born alive to appropriate medical care and treatment more.. This bill establishes the born alive infant protection act, which provides that any infant born alive shall be entitled to medically appropriate and reasonable care and treatment.	▪️email committee ▪️bill sign-in ▪️attend/testify at hearing
no current action:
Public Hearing TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB406 SUPPORT	relative to parental access to children's medical records more.. This bill expands parents access to their 13 to 18-year-old children's medical records without their children providing a release to each medical provider.
Hearing: TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB114 OPPOSE 🛑🛑🛑	relative to the age at which a minor may receive mental health treatment without parental consent more.. This bill allows a minor 16 years of age or older to consent to mental health treatment without parental consent.
Hearing: TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB575 SUPPORT	relative to vaccine and pharmaceutical products purchased, promoted, or distributed by the state and its political subdivisions more.. This bill prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from purchasing, promoting, or distributing any vaccine or pharmaceutical product that has not been tested with voluntary, human, clinical trials.
Hearing: TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB557-FN SUPPORT 🔥🔥🔥	relative to the department of health and human services' rulemaking authority regarding immunization requirements. more.. This bill removes the rulemaking authority of the commissioner of health and human services on immunization requirements beyond those diseases identified in statute.
Hearing: TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB408 SUPPORT 🔥🔥🔥	relative to foster children and vaccinations more.. This bill requires that children living in a foster family home but who are not is foster care shall be subject to the same immunization requirements as any other child in the state.
Hearing: TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB217 SUPPORT	Establishing a committee to study the effects of fluoride on fetuses and children. more.. 1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the effects of fluoride on fetuses and children. 2 Membership and Compensation. I. The members of the committee shall be as follows: (a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate. II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee. 3 Duties. The committee shall study the effects of fluoride exposure, including neurotoxicity and other potential side-effects, on fetuses, children, and adolescents. I. The study shall include: (a) Consideration of primary peer-reviewed studies on fluoride exposure and neurotoxicity. (b) Consideration of any peer-reviewed dose-response or benchmark dose analysis on fluoride exposure and potential side-effects. (c) Consideration of data on potential side-effects for the fetus, children, and adolescents. (d) Consideration of data on dental fluorosis rates. (e) Consideration of data on mother and child fluoride exposure levels. II. The committee may solicit information and testimony from any individual, agency, or organization it deems relevant to its study, including information and testimony from study authors. 4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. 5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2023. 6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Hearing: TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB342 OPPOSE 🛑🛑🛑	relative to lead testing in children more.. This bill establishes a blood lead level testing requirement for children entering day care and public schools.
Hearing: TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB425 OPPOSE 🛑🛑🛑	repealing the statute relative to medical freedom in immunizations more.. This bill repeals the statute pertaining to medical freedom in immunizations.
Public Hearing TBD House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs	HB619 SUPPORT	prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, relative to sex and gender in public schools, and relative to the definition of conversion therapy more.. This bill prohibits gender transition care for minors under 18 years of age, prohibits teaching about gender identity in public schools and changes the definition of conversion therapy.
Moves on to the House ------ Senate OTP 1/26 Senate Health & Human Services OTP 1/18	SB35 OPPOSE	relative to RSV vaccine administration more.. This bill authorizes pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and licensed advanced pharmacy technicians to administer an RSV vaccine to adults.
Hearing TBD Education Committee	HB487 REVIEW	establishing a New Hampshire farm-to-school reimbursement program more.. This bill establishes a New Hampshire farm to school reimbursement program and makes an appropriation therefor.
Hearing: TBD House Children and Family Law	HB185 SUPPORT	relative to the determination of parental rights and responsibilities based on shared parenting and shared access to the child's records more.. This bill creates a presumption of parental rights and responsibilities based on shared parenting and shared access to the child's records.
Hearing: TBD House Executive Departments and Administration	HB127 SUPPORT	relative to the declaration of a state of emergency more.. This bill revises the authority of the governor and general court to declare, renew, or terminate a state of emergency. A state of emergency shall terminate automatically 21 days after its declaration if declared by the governor, or 90 days after its declaration if declared by the general court, unless it is renewed under the same procedures set forth in paragraph I of this section. The governor may, by executive order, renew a declaration of a state of emergency [as many times as] no more than 3 times if the governor finds it is necessary to protect the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this state. The general court may, by concurrent resolution, renew a declaration of a state of emergency as many times as it finds is necessary to protect the safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this state. The legislature may terminate a state of emergency or any emergency order issued thereunder by a [majority vote of both the senate and the house of representatives] concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of each chamber. A majority for this vote shall consist of a majority of members present and voting in each chamber acting separately. A state of emergency shall terminate upon a [majority vote of both chambers] concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of each chamber, under this subparagraph; provided, however, that such vote shall not preclude the governor from declaring a new emergency for different circumstances under paragraph I of this section.
Hearing: TBD House Children and Family Law	HB10 SUPPORT 🔥🔥🔥	establishing the parental bill of rights more.. This bill establishes a parental bill of rights, a framework for notice of, and to report violations of, such rights, and consequences for affirmative findings of violations.
Hearing: TBD Finance	SB115 REVIEW	appropriation to the dept of health and human services for the purpose of funding vaccine administration through public health departments more.. This bill makes an appropriation to the department of health and human services to provide funding to public health departments to administer vaccinations that are ineligible for funding under the federal 317 vaccine program to Medicare enrollees.
Hearing: TBD Education Committee	HB451 REVIEW	relative to the state board of education prohibition on discrimination more.. This bill amends the provisions relating to sex discrimination in public and private education
Hearing: TBD Senate Energy and Natural Resources	SB162 REVIEW	relative to exemptions from rabies vaccinations for dogs, cats, and ferrets more.. This bill makes the initial period for an exemption from the rabies vaccination for dogs, cats, and animals annual with the recertification of a veterinarian.
other bills of interest:
Exec Session 2/1 (hearing was 1/24) House Education	HB430 REVIEW	relative to applications for the education freedom accounts program more.. This bill provides for applications to the education freedom account program for a child currently attending a New Hampshire public school, including a chartered public school, for a minimum of one year, or who is entering kindergarten or first grade.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Exec Session 2/1 (hearing was 1/19) House Education	HB367-FN-L REVIEW	relative to eligibility of students in the education freedom account program more.. This bill increases the household income level based on the federal poverty guidelines for the eligibility of students to participate in the education freedom account program.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Exec Session 2/3 (hearing was 1/25) House Education	HB626 REVIEW	requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account more.. This bill changes the administration of the education freedom account program under RSA 194-F from scholarship organizations to the department of education.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Public Hearing 1/31 9:15am LOB 101 Senate Education	SB141 REVIEW	relative to administration of the education freedom accounts program more.. This bill provides for applications to the education freedom account program for a child currently attending a New Hampshire public school, including a chartered public school, for a minimum of one year, or who is entering kindergarten or first grade. This bill requires annual determination of eligibility for awarding of education freedom account funds. The bill also requires an annual report on the number of students participating in the program in each school district.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Hearing: TBD House Education	HB538 REVIEW	establishing a local education freedom account program more.. This bill allows school districts to adopt a program for local education freedom accounts for a parent of an eligible student to receive a grant from a scholarship organization for qualifying educational expenses at a public school, chartered public school, nonpublic school, or program approved by the department of education.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Hearing: TBD House Education	HB331 REVIEW	relative to the income threshold for the education freedom account program more.. This bill removes the household income criteria from eligibility requirements for the education freedom account program.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Hearing: TBD House Education	HB573 REVIEW	limiting education freedom account funding to budgeted amounts more.. This bill limits the amounts of funds appropriated from the education trust fund to the education freedom account program to budgeted sums.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Hearing: TBD House Education	HB432 REVIEW	relative to participation in the education freedom accounts program more.. This bill requires annual determination of eligibility for awarding of education freedom account funds.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Exec Session 2/6 House Education	HB464 REVIEW	relative to eligible students in the education freedom account program more.. This bill expands the definition of who is an eligible student qualifying under the education freedom accounts program.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Hearing: TBD House Education	HB515 REVIEW	relative to education freedom accounts more.. This bill makes revisions to the education freedom account program.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Hearing: TBD House Education	HB603 REVIEW	relative to education service providers under the education freedom accounts program more.. This bill adds compliance requirements for education service providers requesting payment from education freedom account funds, including criminal history records checks of employees with direct contact with students.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Hearing: TBD House Education	HB446 REVIEW	relative to participation in the education freedom accounts program by students with disabilities more.. This bill clarifies the responsibility of a scholarship organization under the education freedom accounts program for explaining rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.
Hearing: TBD House Education	HB621-FN REVIEW	relative to funds of the education freedom accounts program after termination of a student's participation and responsibilities of the scholarship organization more.. This bill requires that upon enrolling in a public school an education freedom account program student's participation and funding are terminated. The bill also requires audits by the scholarship organization and investigation of misuses of funds.	HFNH is not weighing in on this bill at this time.