Revision: April 16, 2026, 11:33 a.m.
HB 1449 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
11Mar2026... 0989h
04/16/2026 1426s
2026 SESSION
26-2787
12/07
HOUSE BILL 1449
AN ACT limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools, with certain exceptions.
SPONSORS: Rep. McGrath, Rock. 40; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Morton, Hills. 39; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the operation of a vaccination clinic at schools during school hours with the exception of clinics which solely administer influenza vaccinations and clinics operating during public health emergencies.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 0989h
04/16/2026 1426s 26-2787
12/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools, with certain exceptions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; School Vaccination Clinics; Parent or Legal Guardian Required. Amend RSA 200 by inserting after section 27-a the following new section:
200:27-b School Vaccination Clinics; Parent or Legal Guardian Required.
I. No public elementary or secondary school or chartered public school shall conduct a vaccination clinic at any time during school hours.
II. This section shall not apply:
(a) To public elementary or secondary school or chartered public school vaccination clinics where such clinics exclusively provide influenza vaccinations.
(b) During a public health emergency declared in accordance with state or federal law.
III. Nothing in this section shall affect the duties of school nurses as described in RSA 200:38, I(a).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.