Rep. Jason Gerhard

Maddy summaryThis New Hampshire bill establishes a committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically examining government responses, medical mandates, and information transparency. The committee consists of three representatives, one senator, and one appointee from the governor, who will meet to review federal actions, pharmaceutical interventions, and findings from other investigations. Members will receive travel reimbursement for their duties and must elect a chairperson to lead the group. The committee is required to submit its findings and any legislative recommendations to state officials and the state library by November 1, 2024.

Maddy summaryHB 1041 establishes a commission to investigate the 1967 USS Liberty incident and its aftermath, directly affecting veterans, their families, and state officials. The commission will be composed of nine members, including representatives from the legislature, various veterans organizations, the attorney general, and a survivor of the event, who will determine if a breach of trust occurred between the federal government and its citizens and whether Israel had ulterior motives for the attack. The group is required to submit an interim report by November 1, 2024, and a final report by November 1, 2025, with legislative members receiving mileage reimbursement for their duties. This bill focuses on creating a formal body to study historical events rather than changing current laws or policies.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires medical professionals certifying deaths in New Hampshire to include specific immunization details, such as vaccine names and dates, on death certificates for individuals who received shots in the current year or the two years prior. It also mandates that the state health department publish quarterly and annual reports detailing deaths occurring within various timeframes after vaccination, broken down by demographics and vaccine type. Additionally, the legislation establishes a process for independent, random audits of these reports by non-governmental experts to ensure data accuracy and privacy compliance. The bill applies to all deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2020, and would become effective 60 days after its passage.

Maddy summaryThis legislative resolution declares that New Hampshire's government operates under an express trust defined by the state constitution, arguing that only powers explicitly written in the document are granted to officials. The bill seeks to restrict absentee voting to only those physically absent from their town or suffering from a physical disability, while also mandating that absentee ballots be marked in the presence of an authorized official to ensure witness standards match those for in-person voting. Additionally, the measure aims to eliminate electronic voting machines and requires that ballot counting be supervised by selectmen to guarantee human eyewitnesses are present during the process. Although the House passed this resolution, an interim study committee reviewed it and ultimately did not recommend it for future legislation.

Maddy summaryThis bill would have amended New Hampshire's veterinary practice laws to allow individuals to perform animal chiropractic adjustments without a veterinary license. Under the proposed rules, a person could practice this specific therapy if they completed a nationally recognized animal chiropractic program approved by state officials. The legislation aimed to create a new exception to the existing requirement that only licensed veterinarians can treat animals. Although the bill passed the legislature, it was vetoed by the Governor and ultimately did not become law.

Maddy summaryThis bill would have allowed the private sale, purchase, and donation of human blood, blood products, and organs within New Hampshire by removing existing state prohibitions. It specifically directs health facility regulations to exclude these transactions from licensing requirements, ensuring that individuals could legally engage in such exchanges without government interference. The legislation defines "blood and blood products" to include whole blood, plasma, serum, and any derivatives of these substances. Although the bill passed its committee stages, it was ultimately laid on the table and did not become law when the legislative session ended.

Maddy summaryThis bill officially renames a specific stretch of Route 127 in Franklin, New Hampshire, from Central Street to the Sanbornton town line as the Chief Bradley Haas Memorial Highway. The legislation requires the state Department of Transportation to create and install appropriate signs along the designated route, with the design subject to departmental approval. While the City of Franklin is responsible for maintaining these signs, the state covers all costs associated with their design, manufacturing, and installation through general funds. The changes become effective 60 days after the bill is signed into law.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates New Hampshire law to clarify how vehicles owned by two or more people as joint tenants with rights of survivorship are handled after one owner dies. It allows the surviving owner to keep the vehicle and transfer or renew its registration without needing to get a new title or go through a full transfer process. The law specifies that using "and" between owners' names on a title application establishes this ownership type, while using "or" does not require any extra designation. Additionally, the bill permits a nonresident to be one of the joint owners for this specific purpose, and it sets the effective date for these changes to September 1, 2024.

Maddy summaryThis bill would declare all regulations from the federal Environmental Protection Agency invalid within New Hampshire and prohibit local governments from enforcing or collaborating with the agency. It asserts that the EPA lacks constitutional authority and mandates that the state's Department of Environmental Services handle all environmental protection rules instead. The legislation directly affects counties, cities, towns, and other local entities by removing their ability to comply with federal Clean Water Act requirements. Although the bill proposes a committee to study municipal compliance, the final text instead voids federal mandates and shifts full environmental regulatory responsibility to the state.