HB1071 Repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.
Repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Could provide financial compensation for families harmed during COVID. However, increased litigation costs could raise healthcare costs for everyone.
Your Community
Provides accountability for facilities where negligence may have contributed to patient harm during COVID, but could also discourage facilities from following future emergency directives.
Your Freedom
Restores the right of individuals and families to seek justice through the courts for pandemic-era harms.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 05/14/2026; Senate Journal 12
Sponsor
Tom Mannion (R)
The Short Version
Would repeal the legal immunity that was granted to healthcare facilities that followed state COVID-19 emergency directives. This would allow families to sue nursing homes and hospitals for harm caused during the pandemic, even if the facility followed state orders.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Families who lost loved ones in healthcare facilities during COVID
- ▲ Accountability advocates
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Healthcare facilities facing retroactive lawsuits
- ▼ Healthcare system (increased insurance/legal costs)
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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