It's that time of year for nurses to use their voices!

Posted 2 days ago by Carlene Ferrier in Policy Alert

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Three important bills are scheduled for hearings next week. The title and bill number, sponsors, committee, and date and time of the hearings are listed below. NHNA opposes all three bills.

HB1584 Title: directing the department of health and human services to provide notice of medical and religious exemptions from immunization requirements and relative to the form of such exemption.

Sponsors: (Prime) Potenza (R), Kofalt (R), Layon (R), Mazur (R)

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Public Hearing 1/14/2026 at 9:30 a.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 9:30 a.m.

HB1719 Title: removing Hepatitis B from the list of diseases for which immunization is required under state law.

Sponsors: (Prime) Potenza (R), Barbour (R), DeRoy (R), Drago (R), Kofalt (R), McGrath (R), Wherry (R), Drew (R), Keith Murphy (R)

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Public Hearing 1/14/2026 at 10:30 a.m. Location: Granite Place Time: 10:30 a.m.

HB1616 Title: prohibiting state agencies and political subdivisions from advertising or expending funds to advertise vaccines in the state of New Hampshire.

Sponsors: (Prime) Comtois (R), Judy Aron (R), Belcher (R), DeRoy (R), Kelley (R), Kofalt (R), Perez (R), Polozov (R), Potenza (R), Terry (R)

House Executive Departments and Administration Public Hearing: 01/15/2026 01:00 pm Granite Place 231

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If you are unable to give testimony in person, submit testimony online: The New Hampshire House of Representatives

Please reach out with questions: nhna.ned@gmail.com

Thank you, Carlene