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Committee sends proposed reproductive shield law to interim study; jurisdiction and scope questioned
Summary
Senate Judiciary Committee voted ITL (inexpedient to legislate) on a proposed shield law aimed at protecting New Hampshire providers and patients from out-of-state enforcement after members raised jurisdictional, binding-future-legislature and definitional concerns.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on June 24 voted 'inexpedient to legislate' on a bill the sponsor characterized as a shield law to protect New Hampshire health-care providers and patients from out-of-state enforcement actions. Committee members expressed concerns about the bill’s scope and whether certain language would improperly bind future legislatures.
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