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Vaccine Bills 2025

What People Are Saying:

Legislation

HB 233 - This bill mandates that the New Hampshire Vaccine Association must audio and video record all of its meetings and publish these recordings on its website within 48 hours. Additionally, it requires that any questions posed to the association, whether in writing or during a meeting, must be answered and those questions along with their answers posted on the website within 14 days. (NHMS is monitoring)

HB 357 - Other bills are also targeting immunizations in New Hampshire. House Bill 357 would place the power to add new vaccines to the state schedule of required childhood immunizations in the hands of the legislature, instead of with the NH Health and Human Services Commissioner, and would allow the childhood vaccination requirements for chicken pox, Hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type B to expire on June 30, 2026, making New Hampshire the only state not to require the chicken pox vaccine. (NHMS Opposes)

HB 358 - House Bill 358 would make it easier for families to obtain religious exemptions from vaccinations. State health officials have spoken out against both bills, stating that these measures would make the state slower to respond in the case of an outbreak and less able to protect vulnerable populations. (NHMS is monitoring)

HB 524 - The New Hampshire Legislature has voted to pass House Bill 524, which would dissolve the NH Vaccine Association, a nonprofit that has provided universal access to vaccines for New Hampshire’s children since 2002. The NHVA has ensured that parents who wish to vaccinate their children are able to do so, regardless of their ability to pay. Losing this valuable resource will have far-reaching effects on you, your patients, our state, and public health in general. (NHMS Opposes - Physician action is recommended)

HB 664 - This bill amends the current childhood immunization requirements by adding a new provision that stipulates that no vaccine can be mandated unless it has been tested with an inert placebo in clinical trials. The specific legal language inserted into the law is: "Nothing in this section shall require a vaccine that has not been tested with an inert placebo in a clinical trial." This addition aims to ensure that all vaccines required for childhood immunization meet a certain standard of testing before they can be mandated. (NHMS Opposes)

HB 679 - This bill amends the current childhood immunization requirements by adding a new provision that stipulates that no vaccine can be mandated unless it has been demonstrated in clinical trials to prevent the transmission of any disease. The specific legal language inserted into the law is: "Nothing in this section shall require a vaccine that has not been shown in clinical trials to prevent transmission of any disease." This addition aims to ensure that only vaccines with proven efficacy in preventing disease transmission are included in immunization mandates for children. (NHMS Opposes)

SB 75 - This bill amends the existing law regarding access to the state immunization registry by allowing health insurance carriers to access the information. Specifically, it modifies RSA 141-C:20-f, IV and V, by inserting the phrase "health plans" into the list of entities permitted to access the registry, which previously included only primary care physicians, nurses, and other health care providers, schools, child care agencies, and government health agencies. Additionally, the bill enhances the purposes for which the registry information can be used by including "health care quality improvement efforts" and facilitating notifications to registrants about overdue or upcoming immunizations.