HB 1449 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools, with certain exceptions.

HB 1449 prohibits vaccination clinics from operating at public elementary or secondary schools during school hours and requires a parent or legal guardian to be present with their child during any vaccination administered at such a clinic. The bill directly affects students receiving school-based vaccines, parents/guardians, and school staff coordinating these clinics. Key provisions include banning school-hour clinics and mandating parental accompaniment for immunizations, while exempting school nurses' existing duties under RSA 200:38. This policy change modifies how school vaccination events are scheduled and administered, without altering vaccine requirements or eligibility.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Governor
Introduced Dec 4, 2025 Last action May 21, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by the House As Amended by the Senate · 3 edits
MINOR
The Senate version removes the House's requirement that parents or guardians be physically present during their child's vaccination at school clinics, and adds two exceptions to the ban on school-hour vaccination clinics: clinics that exclusively provide influenza vaccinations and clinics operating during declared public health emergencies. The bill is now narrower in scope, focusing solely on limiting when clinics can operate rather than also controlling who must be present.
Scope change
The bill's scope narrowed significantly: it no longer mandates parent presence at school vaccination clinics, and it now carves out two exceptions (flu-only clinics and public health emergencies) from the ban on operating clinics during school hours.
REQUIREMENT

The requirement that a parent or legal guardian must accompany and be present with their child during vaccination at a school clinic was completely eliminated.

SCOPE

A new exception was added allowing school-hour vaccination clinics to operate if they exclusively provide influenza vaccinations.

A new exception was added allowing school-hour vaccination clinics to operate during a public health emergency declared under state or federal law.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

9093
Passed · 39 other
Total votes 222
Mar 11, 2026
D Democratic107
90 Nay 17
84% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican113
89 Yea 3 Nay 21
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 21, 2026
Introduced
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1426s (Rep. W. MacDonald): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 11
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1426s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-1426s, AA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1426s, 04/16/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 14A
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 (90-93-39)
house
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0989h: MA RC 172-154 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 190
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0989h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 190
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0989h 03/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 50
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 22
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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