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HB1495: (New Title) prohibiting the state from requiring businesses to require vaccine or documentation related to vaccination or immunity status.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2022 HB1495
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House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
Senate Health and Human Services
Hearing
01/20/2026 at 10:30 AM
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Topics

Health and Human Services Business and labor

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CHAPTER 263

HB 1495-FN - FINAL VERSION

16Mar2022... 1013h

04/21/2022 1529s

2022 SESSION

22-2576

07/11

HOUSE BILL 1495-FN

AN ACT prohibiting the state from requiring businesses to require vaccine or documentation related to vaccination or immunity status.

SPONSORS: Rep. Lanzara, Hills. 28; Rep. Blasek, Hills. 21; Rep. Aron, Sull. 7; Rep. Foster, Hills. 5; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 37; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 4; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 4

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits the state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions from requiring any business to require vaccination or documentation of vaccination or immunity, except for state agencies certifying a medical facility or provider which is subject to a Medicare or Medicaid vaccination requirement or under RSA 141-C:20-a, I.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16Mar2022... 1013h

04/21/2022 1529s 22-2576

07/11

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT prohibiting the state from requiring businesses to require vaccine or documentation related to vaccination or immunity status.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

263:1 New Chapter; Prohibition on Certain Vaccine Requirements. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 9-F the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 9-G

PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VACCINE REQUIREMENTS

9-G:1 Prohibition on Requiring Vaccination or Documentation. The state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions shall not:

I. Require any business to require the vaccination of any customer or employee except as specified in RSA 141-C:20-a, I; or

II. Require any business to require or check for the possession of any documentation for certifying vaccination or immunity status.

III. This section shall not apply to state agencies certifying a medical facility, or a provider which is subject to a valid and enforceable Medicare or Medicaid condition of participation that imposes a vaccination requirement.

263:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 24, 2022

Effective Date: June 24, 2022