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HB1378 Relative to parental access to a minor child's electronic medical records.

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Relative to parental access to a minor child's electronic medical records.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No direct financial impact.

4
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Your Community

Could deter adolescents from seeking care for mental health, substance abuse, sexual health, or abuse, leading to worse health outcomes.

4
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Your Freedom

Expands parental rights but restricts minors' medical privacy, which healthcare professionals say is critical for adolescent wellbeing.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 05/14/2026; Senate Journal 12

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Melissa Litchfield (R)

The Short Version

Grants parents full access to their minor children's electronic medical records. Passed the House 175-149 and advances to the Senate. While parental involvement in care is important, this could deter teens from seeking confidential care for sensitive issues.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Parents seeking access to children's medical records

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Adolescents seeking confidential healthcare
  • ▼ Healthcare providers
  • ▼ LGBTQ youth
  • ▼ Teens in abusive homes

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 ( 170 for , 10 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 5 for , 139 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 (passage vote) 2026-03-11
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

170R + 5D
Voted to Pass (175)
10R + 139D
Voted Against (149)
36
Absent
32
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (175)

Republicans (170)
Democrats (5)

Voted Nay (149)

Republicans (10)
Democrats (139)
Absent (36)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , James Thibault (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Nicholas Bridle (R) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R) , Tony Caplan (D)

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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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