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Committee reopens HB 524, adds study committee and 90‑day settlement window; adopts amendment and recommends passage 17‑0
Summary
After unwinding a prior amendment, the committee held a public hearing on HB 524, heard testimony from a Republican vaccine injury caucus representative and DHHS and Vaccine Association staff, adopted a revised amendment (3021H) creating a term-limited study committee and a 90‑day settlement buffer, and voted OTPA as amended, 17‑0.
The House Ways and Means Committee reopened prior action on House Bill 524 to unwind an earlier amendment and hold a public hearing after concerns about amendment germaneness. The committee ultimately adopted amendment 3021H, which adds a study committee to review the New Hampshire Vaccine Association and includes a provision allowing DHHS up to 90 days to settle assessments, and then voted "ought to pass as amended" on HB 524, 17-0.
Representative Robert Wherry of Hudson testified in support of the amendment on behalf of the Republican Vaccine Injury Caucus, saying the proposal "establish[es] a study committee" to evaluate the vaccine association and noting that "annually the DHHS...incurs a cost exceeding $500,000 annually to support the vaccine program operation." Wherry provided three attachments…
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