HB 1143 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2280
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1143
AN ACT relative to medical mandates adopted by employers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Alliegro, Graf. 7
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires an employer that implements a medical mandate as a condition of employment to submit the written policy to the state, and provide severance pay to any employee who is terminated as a result of opting out of the medical mandate.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2280
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to medical mandates adopted by employers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Employer Medical Mandates. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 77 the following new subdivision:
Employer Medical Mandates
275:78 Employer Medical Mandates.
I. An employer that implements a medical mandate as a condition of an employee's continued employment shall develop a written policy outlining the details of the medical mandate and make such policy available to all employees. The policy, at a minimum, shall:
(a) Permit an employee to opt out of the medical mandate.
(b) Permit an employer to terminate an employee who opts out of the medical mandate.
(c) Require the employer to provide an employee who is terminated for opting out of the medical mandate with a monthly severance pay equal to 2/3 of the value of the employee's total compensation at the time of termination and lasting for 6 months. Total compensation shall include the employee's salary and any benefits the employee received while employed.
II. An employer shall submit a copy of the medical mandate policy to the commissioners of the departments of labor and employment security.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 10, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/10/2022 HJ 5
March 3, 2022: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 21-0; CC)
Feb. 24, 2022: Executive Session: 02/24/2022 11:30 a.m. LOB305-307
Feb. 10, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/10/2022 10:00 a.m. LOB305-307
: To Be Introduced and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Nov. 17, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services