HB 1337 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

repealing the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders.

HB 1337 repeals the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum disorders by removing RSA 171-A:32 (the council's existence) and RSA 171-A:33 I(d) (which required council representation on another body). This bill also deletes a reference to the council from RSA 265:3-c, which relates to a driver program offering blue envelopes for people with autism. The repeal directly affects the council itself and eliminates its role in advisory functions. The bill makes no new policy changes but removes existing statutory language, effective 60 days after passage.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Vetoed
Aug 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025 Vetoed Aug 19, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by the Senate Version adopted by both bodies · 1 edit
MINOR
The only changes between these two versions are procedural: the bill's title was updated from 'As Amended by the Senate' to 'Version Adopted by Both Bodies,' reflecting that both chambers have now agreed on the final text. No substantive policy language was added, removed, or modified.
TECHNICAL

The header/title changed from 'AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE' to 'VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES,' indicating the bill reached final legislative approval with no further amendments.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

9595
Passed · 32 other
Total votes 222
Mar 11, 2026
D Democratic107
1 Yea 93 Nay 13
86% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican113
93 Yea 2 Nay 18
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Aug 19, 2026
Vetoed
Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 148-172 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16
lower
Jul 10, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026
lower
May 21, 2026
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1867s (Rep. W. MacDonald): MA VV 05/20/2026 HJ 14 P. 11
lower
May 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-1867s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
upper
May 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1867s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1867s, 05/14/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7
upper
Mar 11, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-95-32)
house
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA RC 178-155 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 187
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 50
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 16
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Wayne MacDonald
Wayne MacDonald
RRepublican
NH
Rockingham 16