---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to foster children and vaccinations."
description: "relative to foster children and vaccinations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 408"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 408 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Kofalt"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/397e97cd-3ed2-4579-8179-5940c0b8ca09"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0624&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "d42290ea37958930e8d3be2bdc0dc44f991494e3150560b686a35c6ef813584a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 408 (2023) — relative to foster children and vaccinations.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2023-1745s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-1745s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Jim Kofalt — primary (person)
- Fred R. Plett — cosponsor (person)
- Jess C. Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Potucek — cosponsor (person)
- Michael I Moffett — cosponsor (person)
- Paul A Terry — cosponsor (person)
- Steven T Bogert — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-10** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 14 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Public Hearing: 02/16/2023 01:00 pm LOB 201-203
- **2023-03-01** Executive Session: 03/08/2023 11:00 am LOB 201-203
- **2023-03-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0577h 03/13/2023 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 16 P. 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment # 2023-0577h: AA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 18
- **2023-03-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0577h: MA VV 03/22/2023 HJ 10 P. 18 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-24** Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Hearing: 04/12/2023, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 16
- **2023-05-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-1745s, 05/18/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment # 2023-1745s, AA, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-05-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-1745s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2023; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1745s (Rep. Layon): MA VV 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 2
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-19** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-09** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 193; eff: 08/04/2023 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/397e97cd-3ed2-4579-8179-5940c0b8ca09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).