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HB392 Directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office ofhealth access and the department of environmental services' functions for environmental justice.

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Directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office ofhealth access and the department of environmental services' functions for environmental justice.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

3

Overall Impact Score

Harmful

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

3
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Your Wallet

State savings of ~$100,000 annually in general funds are offset by potential loss of indeterminate federal funding ($69,000 in federal funds for the director's position alone, plus unclear portions of $4.6 million in federal grants and $80-90 million in EPA funding).

2
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Your Community

Dissolution of the office eliminates dedicated infrastructure for identifying and addressing health access barriers in communities, and federal funding losses could impact environmental and health programs that communities depend on.

5
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Your Freedom

The bill preserves federally-mandated language access services, disability accommodations, and civil rights compliance, but restricts how state agencies frame and pursue health and environmental equity initiatives.

Status

Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 03/05/2026; Senate Journal 5

Voted Yes

190 R + 1 D

Voted No

4 R + 155 D

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Mike Belcher (R)

The Short Version

This bill dissolves the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Health Access and prohibits both DHHS and DES from funding projects labeled 'health equity' or 'environmental justice,' while preserving federally-required services like language access and disability accommodations. The fiscal note indicates potential loss of $4.6 million in federal grants and $80-90 million in EPA funding that may be at risk, though the actual impact is unclear.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ State budget (modest savings of $100,000 annually in general funds)
  • ▲ Those who oppose equity-focused government initiatives

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Residents with limited English proficiency or sensory impairments who may lose dedicated advocacy infrastructure
  • ▼ Communities in rural areas that may lose targeted health access programs
  • ▼ Communities near environmental hazards who may lose dedicated environmental justice resources
  • ▼ State and federal agencies that may lose federal funding due to compliance challenges

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

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 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 190 for , 4 against ) , Democrats opposed it ( 1 for , 155 against ) , and Independents supported it ( 1 for ) .

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

Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-01-08
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

185R + 1I
Voted to Adopt Amendment (186)
4R + 155D
Voted Against Amendment (159)
28
Absent
22
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (186)

Republicans (185)
Independents (1)

Voted Nay (159)

Republicans (4)
Democrats (155)
Absent (28)

Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Carrie Sorensen (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Luneau (D) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Glen Aldrich (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jeremy Slottje (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Schmidt (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Toni Weinstein (D)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-01-08
Passed

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

190R + 1D + 1I
Voted to Pass (192)
4R + 155D
Voted Against (159)
28
Absent
16
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (192)

Republicans (190)
Democrats (1)
Independents (1)

Voted Nay (159)

Republicans (4)
Democrats (155)
Absent (28)

Allison Knab (D) , Amy Malone (D) , Barbara Comtois (R) , Carrie Sorensen (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Luneau (D) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Glen Aldrich (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jeremy Slottje (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Nicole Leapley (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Schmidt (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sanjeev Manohar (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Toni Weinstein (D)

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Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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