Bill Text - HB1099 (2022)

(Fourth New Title) relative to medical freedom in immunizations, re-establishing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers Market Nutrition Program, establishing an association health plan pilot program, and relative to expanding Medicaid to include certain postpartum health care services and making an appropriation therefor.


Revision: March 10, 2022, 10 a.m.

HB 1099 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

10Mar2022... 0491h

2022 SESSION

22-2422

05/10

 

HOUSE BILL 1099

 

AN ACT relative to medical freedom in immunizations.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Torosian, Rock. 14; Rep. Littlefield, Belk. 3; Rep. Andrus, Merr. 1; Rep. J. Smith, Carr. 5; Rep. True, Rock. 4; Rep. Green, Rock. 13; Rep. Blasek, Hills. 21

 

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill clarifies that no person shall be required to receive a Covid-19 vaccination in order receive benefits or services from the department of health and human services.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10Mar2022... 0491h 22-2422

05/10

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to medical freedom in immunizations.

 

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

 

1  Communicable Disease; Medical Freedom in Immunizations.  Amend RSA 141-C:1-a, I to read as follows:

I.  Every person has the natural, essential, and inherent right to bodily integrity, free from any threat or compulsion by government to accept an immunization.  Accordingly, no person may be compelled to receive an immunization for COVID-19 in order to secure, receive, or access any public facility, any public benefit, or any public service from the state of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or any political subdivision [thereof] of the state of New Hampshire, including but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units, or quasi-public entities.

2  Effective Date.  This bill shall take effect 60 days after its passage.