Recording NH vaccine association meetings

Analysis

This bill requires meetings of the New Hampshire vaccine association to be audio and video recorded and published on its website within 48 hours.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the House. Passages chosen from the operative text.Auto-selectedComputed by this site

Sponsors

• Rep. Judy AronRChair· Environment and Agriculture
• Rep. Robert WherryRChair· Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy

Also: Rep. Mike BelcherR, Rep. David LoveR, Rep. Kristine PerezR, Rep. Yury PolozovR, Rep. Kelley PotenzaR, Rep. Jonah WheelerD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

• Jan 30, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendarCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0163h (NT)7–6
  Overall

  54% yea
• Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-0163hadopted
• Mar 20, 2025HouseDivisionOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0163hAdopted208–164
  Overall

  56% yea
  Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
• May 15, 2025SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Rereferred to Committee5–0
  Overall

  100% yea
• May 15, 2025SenateVoice voteRereferred to Committeeadopted
• Jan 7, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate5–0
  Overall

  100% yea
• Jan 7, 2026SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

• Jan 29, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration18:24–22:143m 50slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing; Executive Session
• Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floor4:18:16–4:21:443m 28slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0163h — adopted, division 208-164; Amendment # 2025-0163h — adopted, voice vote
• Apr 9, 2025Public hearingSenate Executive Departments and Administration5:09:58–5:11:211m 23slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
• May 15, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee; Rereferred to Committee — adopted, voice vote
• Jan 7, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 11
2. Jan 29, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
3. Jan 29, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
4. Jan 30, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0163h (NT) 01/30/2025 (Vote 7-6; RC)
5. Feb 12, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
6. Mar 20, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0163h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 47
7. Mar 20, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0163h: MA DV 208-164 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 47
8. Mar 20, 2025SenIntroduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 9
9. Apr 9, 2025SenHearing: 04/09/2025, Room 103, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 16
10. May 15, 2025SenCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
11. May 15, 2025SenRereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
12. Jan 7, 2026SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 01/07/2026; SC 46
13. Jan 7, 2026SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Background reading

Evergreen reading on the policy area — spanning perspectives — not coverage of this specific bill.

• State and local policies on school vaccine requirements: overview and current statusExplainer

  KFF — Who sets school vaccine rules, what every state requires, and how exemptions differ.AI noteAI-generated

• A look at recent changes to state vaccine requirements for school childrenTrend data

  KFF — The recent wave of state changes, with exemption rates at record highs.AI noteAI-generated

• State school immunization requirements and vaccine exemption lawsPrimary source

  CDC Public Health Law Program — The federal compilation of state requirements and exemption categories.AI noteAI-generated

• The development of the immunization scheduleBackground

  History of Vaccines (College of Physicians of Philadelphia) — How the childhood schedule is set, and by whom.AI noteAI-generated

Documents (PDF)

• Introducedversion
• As Amended by the Houseversion
• Amendment 2025-0163hamendment
• House Hearing Report · 2025-02-12report
• Senate Hearing Report · 2025-04-14report
• Senate Committee Report · 2025-05-08report
• Senate Committee Report · 2025-10-13report

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