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HB1719 Removing Hepatitis B from the list of diseases for which immunization is required under state law.

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Removing Hepatitis B from the list of diseases for which immunization is required under state law.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

4
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Your Wallet

Removing a required vaccine could lead to increased Hepatitis B infections over time, raising healthcare costs for families and the state.

3
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Your Community

Weakening immunization requirements reduces herd immunity and increases risk of Hepatitis B outbreaks, which is a serious liver disease.

6
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Your Freedom

Gives parents more choice over their children's vaccination schedule, though existing religious/medical exemptions already provide opt-outs.

Status

Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/07/2026; Senate Journal 11

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Kelley Potenza (R)

The Short Version

Removes Hepatitis B vaccination from the list of required immunizations for children under state law. Passed the House 186-168 and was referred without committee.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Parents who oppose mandatory Hepatitis B vaccination

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Children left unvaccinated against a preventable disease
  • ▼ Public health infrastructure
  • ▼ Healthcare system dealing with potential outbreaks

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 ( 186 for , 10 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 158 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) 2026-02-12
Passed

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

186R
Voted to Pass (186)
10R + 158D
Voted Against (168)
22
Absent
18
Not voting
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Voted Yea (186)

Republicans (186)

Voted Nay (168)

Republicans (10)
Democrats (158)
Absent (22)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Meuse (D) , Dillon Dumont (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Harry Bean (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , John MacDonald (R) , John Suiter (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Mark MacKenzie (D) , Mary Murphy (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , William Dolan (D)

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

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