HB1455 (2022) Detail

Relative to state enforcement of federal vaccination mandates.


CHAPTER 305

HB 1455 - FINAL VERSION

 

05/05/2022   1868s

26May2022... 2110EBA

 

2022 SESSION

22-2262

05/04

 

HOUSE BILL 1455

 

AN ACT relative to state enforcement of federal vaccination mandates.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Packard, Rock. 5; Rep. Rice, Hills. 37; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 37; Rep. Layon, Rock. 6; Rep. Blasek, Hills. 21; Rep. Prout, Hills. 37

 

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill prohibits state enforcement of any federal law, order, or rule that requires an individual, as a condition of employment or any other activity, to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or to submit more than once per month to COVID-19 testing.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/05/2022   1868s

26May2022... 2110EBA 22-2262

05/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to state enforcement of federal vaccination mandates.

 

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

 

305:1  New Chapter; Employee Health Sovereignty.  Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 275-H the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 275-I

EMPLOYEE HEALTH SOVEREIGNTY

275-I:1  State Enforcement of Federal Vaccination Mandates Prohibited.

I.  This state shall not engage in the enforcement of, or any collaboration with the enforcement of, any federal law, order, or rule that effectively requires any person as a condition of his or her employment, or as a condition of any other activity, to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or any variant thereof, or to submit more than once per month a negative test for COVID-19 or any variant thereof.  No state or local government agency, and no official or employee thereof, shall enforce or assist in the enforcement or administration of any such law, order, or rule.

II.  Such prohibited activities shall include:

(a)  Investigating the violation of, or imposing any penalty for the violation of, any law, order, or rule addressed by paragraph I;

(b)  Providing any assistance to any federal department or agency in investigating or penalizing the violation of any law, order, or rule addressed by paragraph I, either through personnel activity or through the use of any state or local government property; or

(c)  Providing the COVID-19 vaccination status of any named individual to any federal department or agency, or engaging in any communication with any federal department or agency regarding any investigation into a violation of a law order, or rule addressed by paragraph I.

III.  Paragraphs I and II of this section shall not apply to any health care facility, provider, or contractor subject to a federal vaccine requirement including the survey and certification policies and procedures under the authority of the department of health and human services, bureau of licensing and certification.

275-I:2  Severability.  If any provision of this chapter or any application of such provision to any particular person or circumstance is held to be invalid by any court of law, the remainder of this chapter and any remaining application of its provisions to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected.

305:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

Approved: July 01, 2022

Effective Date: July 01, 2022

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 25, 2022 House Hearing
March 7, 2022 House Exec Session
House Floor Vote
April 20, 2022 Senate Hearing
May 5, 2022 Senate Floor Vote
May 5, 2022 Senate Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB1455 Revision: 36806 Date: July 6, 2022, 11:32 a.m.
HB1455 Revision: 36332 Date: June 15, 2022, 12:58 p.m.
HB1455 Revision: 36666 Date: June 14, 2022, 2:38 p.m.
HB1455 Revision: 36257 Date: May 6, 2022, 9:14 a.m.
HB1455 Revision: 35938 Date: April 27, 2022, 3 p.m.
HB1455 Revision: 34109 Date: Dec. 1, 2021, 3:13 p.m.

Docket


July 7, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/01/2022; Chapter 305; eff. 07/01/2022 HJ 14


June 22, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14


June 22, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13


June 22, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13


June 22, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14


June 15, 2022: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2110e: AA VV (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14


June 15, 2022: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2110e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/26/2022); SJ 13


May 13, 2022: House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. M. Pearson): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13


May 5, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1868s, RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SJ 11


May 5, 2022: Committee Amendment # 2022-1868s, AA, VV; 05/05/2022; SJ 11


May 5, 2022: Special Order to after the Bills removed from the Consent Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/05/2022; SJ 11


April 27, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1868s, 05/05/2022; SC 18


April 14, 2022: Hearing: 04/20/2022, Room 201-203, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 16


March 22, 2022: Introduced 03/17/2022 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 6


March 16, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA RC 174-159 03/16/2022 HJ 7


March 9, 2022: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate


March 9, 2022: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 11-10; RC)


March 1, 2022: Executive Session: 03/07/2022 09:30 am LOB 210-211


Jan. 18, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/25/2022 03:30 pm LOB 210-211


Dec. 1, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs