HB 1156 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2157
05/02
HOUSE BILL 1156
AN ACT relative to public health, safety, and state sovereignty.
SPONSORS: Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. McCarter, Belk. 8; Rep. T. Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Belcher, Carr. 4; Rep. Cushman, Hills. 28; Rep. Santonastaso, Ches. 18; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization shall have no jurisdiction in New Hampshire.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2157
05/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to public health, safety, and state sovereignty.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization; Jurisdiction. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization shall have no jurisdiction in New Hampshire. The state and its political subdivisions, including, but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, school administrative units, or quasi-public entities, shall not engage in the enforcement of, or any collaboration with the enforcement of, any requirements, mandates, recommendations, instructions or guidance provided by either organization. Furthermore, any requirements, mandates, recommendations, instructions, or guidance by either organization shall not be used in this state to justify any mask, vaccine or medical testing requirements and shall have no force or effect in New Hampshire.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2024 | 2024-0582h |
| March 25, 2024 | 2024-1317h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 9, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 2, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 9, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 9, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 14, 2024: Lay on Table (Rep. Hoell): MA DV 186-185 03/14/2024 HJ 8
March 14, 2024: Ought to Pass: MF RC 181-190 03/14/2024 HJ 8
March 14, 2024: Reconsider Amendment 2024-0582h (Rep. Spillane): MF DV 178-193 03/14/2024 HJ 8
March 14, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0582h: AF DV 158-173 03/14/2024 HJ 8
Feb. 13, 2024: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 02/09/2024 (Vote 10-10; RC)
Jan. 24, 2024: Executive Session: 02/09/2024 11:30 am LOB 206-208
Feb. 5, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/02/2024 09:15 am LOB 206-208
Jan. 24, 2024: Executive Session: 02/09/2024 11:30 am LOB 206-208
Nov. 28, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs