HB 1719-FN
removing Hepatitis B from the list of diseases for which immunization is required under state law.
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| Status | SENATE |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | INTERIM STUDY |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/12/2026 |
| LSR number | 2373 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H34 |
Where it stands
Senate: INTERIM STUDY
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Sponsors
Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19, Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35, DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3, Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4, Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19, Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32, McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40, Murphy, Keith(R) Hills 16, Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
- January 14, 2026Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 10:30 am GP 158
- January 28, 2026Executive Session: 01/28/2026 02:30 pm GP 158
- February 3, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/28/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC)
- February 3, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- February 5, 2026Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services
- February 12, 2026Ought to Pass: MA RC 186-168 02/12/2026
- February 12, 2026Referred to Finance 02/12/2026
- March 10, 2026Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/12/2026
- April 2, 2026Hearing: 04/02/2026, Room 103, SH, 01:00 pm
- May 7, 2026Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/07/2026; Vote 3-1; CC
- May 7, 2026Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/07/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 185 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| Democrat | 1 | 157 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 186 | 168 | 1 | 22 | 17 |
Yes — 186
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
- Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
- Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
- Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
- Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
- Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
- Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
- Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
- Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
- Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
- Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
- Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
- Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
- Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
- McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
- McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
- McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
- McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
- Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
- Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
- Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
- Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
- Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
- Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
- Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
- Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
- Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
- Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
- Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
- Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
- Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
- Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
- Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
- Walker, David(R) Straf 19
- Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
- Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
No — 168
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
- Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
- Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
- Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
- Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
- Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
- Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
- Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
- Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
- Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
- Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
- Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
- Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
- Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
- Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
- Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
- Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
- Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
- Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
- Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
- Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
- Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
- Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Presiding — 1
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
Excused — 22
- Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
Absent — 17
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
Refer to Interim Study
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Majority — OUGHT TO PASS
This bill removes the Hepatitis B vaccine from the list of vaccines mandated for children in RSA 141-C:20-a. This bill does NOT ban any of the Hepatitis B vaccines. The majority of the committee believes that the state should not mandate this vaccine for children - the choice to vaccinate a child should be via informed consent by the parents in consultation with their doctor. Vote 10-8.
Minority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
This bill eliminates the Hepatitis B vaccine requirement and would make New Hampshire only the third state to do so. This is against the recommendation of the New Hampshire State Epidemiologist, the Infectious Disease Society of America, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. All the physicians who testified at the hearing were opposed to this bill, noting that the benefits far outweigh the risks of this vaccine. Since the universal birth vaccine dose became available in 1991 there has been a 95% drop in infant infections. Removal of the Hepatitis B vaccine requirement would further erode New Hampshire’s already declining vaccination rates, putting children, staff and community at increased risk for a disease that can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer and death.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 14, 2026 at 10:30Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs public hearing recording 2:04:39–2:08:07, about 3 min (estimated)
- January 28, 2026 at 14:30Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs executive session recording 5:48:54–5:51:54, about 3 min (estimated)
- February 12, 2026House floor debate floor recording
- April 2, 2026 at 13:00Health and Human Services hearing recording (start time not identified)
- May 7, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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