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HB1449 Limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools and requiring parents or legal guardians to be present with their child during the administration of vaccinations at such a clinic.

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Limiting times vaccine clinics may operate at schools and requiring parents or legal guardians to be present with their child during the administration of vaccinations at such a clinic.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
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Your Wallet

Parents may need to take time off work to be present, and reduced clinic access could mean more costly doctor visits.

4
🏘️

Your Community

Reduces vaccination convenience and access, potentially lowering immunization rates and increasing disease risk.

6
⚖️

Your Freedom

Strengthens parental involvement requirements, though at the cost of healthcare access.

Status

House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1426s (Rep. W. MacDonald): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/21/2026

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Linda McGrath (R)

The Short Version

Limits when vaccine clinics can operate in schools and requires parental presence during child vaccinations. While parental involvement is reasonable, restricting clinic hours reduces access to convenient, free vaccinations for working families.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Parents wanting direct control over child vaccination
  • ▲ Vaccine-skeptical advocates

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Working parents unable to attend school clinics
  • ▼ Children who miss vaccinations due to barriers
  • ▼ Public health

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 ( 172 for , 7 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 147 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).

172R
Voted to Pass (172)
7R + 147D
Voted Against (154)
38
Absent
28
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (172)

Republicans (172)

Voted Nay (154)

Republicans (7)
Democrats (147)
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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