HB 1219 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2900
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1219
AN ACT relative to immunization requirements in foster family homes.
SPONSORS: Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Rep. L. Miner, Rock. 7; Rep. McGrath, Rock. 40; Rep. Drew, Hills. 19; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Polozov, Merr. 10; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Lang, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that there shall be no vaccination or immunization requirements for foster parents that exceed vaccination or immunization requirements under RSA 141-C:20-a, either in type of vaccination, quality of doses, or authorization for exemption.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2900
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to immunization requirements in foster family homes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Immunization Requirements for Foster Family Homes. Amend RSA 170-E:27-b to read as follows:
170-E:27-b Immunization Requirements for Foster Family Homes. There shall be no vaccination or immunization requirements required of any children residing in a foster home that exceed vaccination or immunization requirements under RSA 141-C:20-a, either in type of vaccination, [or] quantity of doses, or exemptions. There shall be no vaccination or immunization requirements required of any parent residing in a foster home that exceed vaccination or immunization requirements under RSA 141-C:20-a, either in type of vaccination, quantity of doses, or exemptions.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
Feb. 11, 2026: Executive Session: 02/18/2026 02:30 pm GP 158
Jan. 28, 2026: Public Hearing: 02/04/2026 01:00 pm GP 158
Dec. 1, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs