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HB1071 • 2026

repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Tom Mannion (R), Robert Wherry (R), Matt Drew (R), Aidan Ankarberg (I), Linda McGrath (R), Jeffrey Tenczar (R), Susan DeRoy (R), Kristine Perez (R)
Last action
2026-05-08
Official status
SENATE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment #2026-1006h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 182

Plain English: Amendment #2026-1006h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 182 1

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-08 S

    Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/14/2026; SJ 12

  2. 2026-05-06 S

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/14/2026; SC 18

  3. 2026-04-08 S

    Hearing: 04/16/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 14

  4. 2026-03-17 S

    Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7

  5. 2026-03-11 H

    Amendment #2026-1006h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 182

  6. 2026-03-11 H

    Lay HB1071 on Table (Rep. Beauchemin): MF DV 148-171 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 182

  7. 2026-03-11 H

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1006h: MA DV 183-146 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 182

  8. 2026-03-04 H

    Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1006h 03/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 49

  9. 2026-03-04 H

    Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  10. 2026-02-27 H

    Executive Session: 03/04/2026 09:00 am GP 158

  11. 2026-02-18 H

    Public Hearing: 02/24/2026 11:00 am GP 158

  12. 2026-02-17 H

    ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 02/23/2026 11:30 am GP 158

  13. 2025-11-12 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 5

Official Summary Text

repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1071 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

11Mar2026... 1006h
2026 SESSION
26-2388
05/06

HOUSE BILL
1071

AN ACT
repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

SPONSORS: Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. McGrath, Rock. 40; Rep. Perez, Rock. 16; Rep. Drew, Hills. 19; Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill repeals immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 1006h 26-2388
05/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
repealing immunity afforded health care facilities when following directives adopted in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Statement of Intent. RSA 21-P:42-a, relative to immunity granted to health care facilities following rules or orders issued during the COVID-19 state of emergency, shall be repealed upon the passage of this act. Any person or entity that complied with any rules or orders issued pursuant to RSA 21-P:42-a shall be entitled to immunity from prosecution as a result of the repeal of RSA 21-P:42-a.

2 Repeal. RSA 21-P:42-a, relative to immunity granted to health care facilities following rules or orders issued during the COVID-19 state of emergency, is repealed.

3 Applicability. The repeal of RSA 21-P:42-a shall apply only to actions or omissions that occur after the effective date of this section, and this repeal shall not be construed to remove the immunity from liability for any person or entity that was entitled to such immunity prior to the effective date of this act.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.