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HR 16 · 2025 · House · Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee

Honoring frontline health workers

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recognizing the essential contributions of frontline health workers in assisting the state to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and urging greater attention and support for local frontline health workers.

Recognizes the contributions of frontline health workers to the state's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and urges greater attention and support for local frontline health workers.AI-generated

Status

Adopted · March 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Adopted

Analysis

This resolution recognizes the essential contributions of frontline health workers in assisting the state to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and urges greater attention and support for local frontline health workers.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Jack FlanaganRPrime
  • Rep. Wayne MacDonaldRChair· Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Public testimony

13 signed in online · 5 wrote testimony

77% support23% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This is a good first step of supporting health care workers, but more needs to be done to make NH a place where health care workers want to live and work.”
— Hannah Willcutt, North Suttonsupports
“Can we do something more for the healthcare workers than just recognize acknowledge and appreciate them with words? Of course I support this, but shouldn’t we be appreciating them with money?”
— Margaret Konze, Pembrokesupports
“This is nothing more than a political tongue-bath for "frontline" health workers with REAFFIRMING, ACKNOWLEDGING, URGES SUPPORT, AFFIRMATIVE RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes
“This entire dissertation is full of falsehoods. "", a shortage of available health workers was the largest constraint to ensuring the continuity of essential health services during the COVID–19 pandemic" Are you kidding me?…”
— Gordon Springate, Wiltonopposes
“This house resolution acknowledges the value of health care workers, which is good, but it doesn't do anything concrete to help health care workers.…”
— Patricia Anastasia, Londonderryopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 26, 2025Public hearingHouse Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs1:24:05–1:25:561m 51slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing; Executive Session
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floor4:45:48–4:48:062m 18slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0757h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-0757h — adopted, roll call 202-166

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 25
  2. Feb 26, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/26/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
  3. Feb 26, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/26/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
  4. Mar 5, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass 03/05/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
  5. Mar 10, 2025HouseMinority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0757h
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0757h: AA RC 202-166 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 52
  7. Mar 20, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0757h: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 52

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.