New Hampshire Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center New Hampshire State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
NH SB 35 2023-03-20 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and licensed advanced pharmacy technicians to administer an RSV vaccine to adults Introduced (in recess of) 3/16/2023 and referred to House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee; Passed the Senate on 1/26/2023

Action: Contact House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee Members & your Representative, ask to OPPOSE
NH HB 10 2023-03-16 SUPPORT Establishes a parental bill of rights which includes the right of a parent to exempt his or her minor child from immunizations Did not receive a recommendation to pass from Executive Session of Committee on Children & Family Law on 3/15/2023

Action: Contact your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NH HB 408 2023-03-16 SUPPORT Requires vaccine exemption rights and non-altered vaccine schedule for children living in foster home who are not foster children Passed hearing in Executive Session Committee Meeting on 3/16/2023 by vote of 20 Yes, 0 No

Action: Contact your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NH HB 539 2023-03-16 SUPPORT Requires parental/guardian presence for minor vaccination during school vaccination clinics & restricts hours of school vaccination clinics Did not receive recommendation to pass by Executive Committee on 3/16/2023 by vote of 10 Yes, 10 No

Action: Contact your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NH HB 557 2023-03-15 SUPPORT Removes the rulemaking authority of the commissioner of health and human services on immunization requirements beyond diseases in statute Failed to received receive a vote to recommend passage in Executive Session on 3/13/2023 by vote of 10 Yes, 10 No

Action: Contact your Representative, & Senator, ask to support
NH HB 575 2023-03-15 SUPPORT Prohibits state agencies from buying, promoting, or distributing any vaccine, pharmaceutical product not tested with voluntary, human clinical trials HB 575 received "Inexpedient to Legislate" vote 11 Yes, 9 No in Majority Committee Report; Minority Committee Report found it "Ought to Pass"

Action: Contact your Representative, & Senator, ask to SUPPORT
NH HB 425 2023-03-08 OPPOSE Repeals Medical Freedom in Immunizations law as passed on July 23 2021 Died, reported from House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee as Inexpedient to Legislate by vote of 18 Yeas, 2 Nays on 3/8/2023

Action: NONE

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.