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HB1219 Relative to immunization requirements in foster family homes.

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Relative to immunization requirements in foster family homes.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No significant direct financial impact.

3
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Your Community

Weakening immunization requirements in foster homes could put vulnerable children at risk and reduce public health protections.

6
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Your Freedom

Expands personal choice for foster families regarding vaccinations, but at the potential expense of foster children's health autonomy.

Status

House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1943s (Rep. W. MacDonald): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/21/2026 House Journal 14

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Melissa Litchfield (R)

The Short Version

Modifies immunization requirements for foster family homes, likely loosening vaccination mandates for foster parents or children placed in foster care. Passed the House and referred to Senate Health and Human Services.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Foster parents who object to vaccination requirements
  • ▲ Prospective foster families deterred by current requirements

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Foster children who may be exposed to preventable diseases
  • ▼ Public health systems

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 178 for , 3 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 2 for , 142 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-03-11
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

178R + 2D
Voted to Pass (180)
3R + 142D
Voted Against (145)
38
Absent
29
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (180)

Republicans (178)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (145)

Republicans (3)
Democrats (142)
Absent (38)

Brian Seaworth (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , Jennifer Rhodes (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Karel Crawford (R) , Kristine Perez (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Mike Bordes (R) , Mike Drago (R) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tom Dolan (R) , Wayne Hemingway (R)

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