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 May 5th:
*note: we are not suggesting any electronic ‘sign-ins’ this week
Wednesday, May 8 - Committee Session
SB 559 relative to the New Hampshire vaccine association Amended in Senate; allows the state to purchase any mRNA product for the failing Vaccines for Children program. (OPPOSE)
Contact House HHSEA Committee members before May 8 and ask them to please OPPOSE SB 559, with or without further amendments.
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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, wouldput 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.
Please vote this bill as inexpedient to legislate (ITL).
Thursday, May 9 - N.H. House Session
SB 63 adoption of public health ordinances by municipalities Limits authority of Health Officers (SUPPORT)
Call or text Representative Bill Boydat (603) 660-6077 Ask him to support pulling SB63 off the table and support the OTP motion so that it passes the NH House. He was the only Republican and deciding vote.
And let your Reps know to Support SB 63 (click to find your rep)
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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!)
Tuesday, May 7 & Friday May 10
Finance Committee Work Sessions LOB, Room 210-211
SB 417 relative to out-of-home placements for children (OPPOSE OR SUPPORT AMENDMENT)
Please ask the Finance Committee to amend this bill or support an ITL recommendation.
Email the Finance Committee
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RebuildNH offers this detail: “More bad news this week. The House passed the undesirable SB 417 without the amendment we supported to make it palatable, and without any changes the bill could further limit due process for parents when their natural right to raise their children is being challenged by DCYF. We really appreciated the amendment by the House Children and Family Law committee, but the House rejected this effort and passed the underlying bill without it, and then referred the bill to the Finance Committee for further work. If this bill passes as is, government court officials will determine whether a parent is fit to perform his or her parental duties relative to “the unique needs of the child, and whether or not the parent is adequately prepared to address those needs.” The state has no business making this determination. Parents ought to be innocent until proven guilty, and the state ought to present real evidence of wrongdoing before even considering an effort to challenge parental rights under the due process of law.
Thursday, May 9 - N.H. House Session
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.
Pending Updates – stay tuned
Thursday, May 16 N.H. Senate Session
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.
Thursday, May 16 N.H. Senate Session
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.
Wednesday 5/1 Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am
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)
1) Register Stance - Senate Portal
2) Email: Senate Health & Human Services
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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.
Tuesday 4/30 Room 101, LOB 9:10 am
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.
HB1365 relative to substitution of biological products by pharmacies (SUPPORT)
This free market pharmeceutical bill allows for biosimilar substitutions, a practice that has been standard in Europe for years. Please tell the committee to support this common sense bill. (courtesy of RebuildNH)
1) Register Stance - Senate Portal
2) Email: Senate Health & Human Services
3) Hearing: 04/24/2024 9:00 am, SH Room 103
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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)
1) Register Stance - Senate Portal
2) Email Senate Health & Human Services
3) Hearing: 04/24/2024 9:30 am, SH Room 103
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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.
HB 1194 definition of noncommunicable diseases This bill removes the word infectious from the definition of noncommunicable disease. (SUPPORT)
1) REGISTER STANCE 2) EMAIL COMMITTEE 3) ATTEND HEARING
Senate Health & Human Services
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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 1093 prohibiting mandatory mask policies in schools (SUPPORT)
End school mask mandates!
1) REGISTER STANCE 2) EMAIL COMMITTEE 3) ATTEND HEARING
Senate Health & Human Services
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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 1002 relative to fees for records under right-to-know law (SUPPORT)
version adopted by both bodies
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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 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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