---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to supporting the preferred method of communication of an individual with a communication disability and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities."
description: "relative to supporting the preferred method of communication of an individual with a communication disability and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1215"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1215 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim A Kofalt"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-01"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41c75be4-77e6-41d3-8141-19cb8d629ba2"
source_url: "https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2102&inflect=2"
source_hash: "8f9bc6ae40e8968e2cfec16653956cc21bf997c7a98bbe649ad5574b9d2200a0"
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 1215 (2026) — relative to supporting the preferred method of communication of an individual with a communication disability and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities.

## Version chain

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


## Sponsors

- Jim A Kofalt — primary (person)
- Bill Boyd — cosponsor (person)
- Jodi K Newell — cosponsor (person)
- Katelyn T Kuttab — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne D. MacDonald — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-01** Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Public Hearing: 02/17/2026 11:00 am GP 230
- **2026-02-20** Executive Session: 03/02/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- **2026-03-04** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0942h (NT) 03/02/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 10 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Amendment # 2026-0942h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 2
- **2026-03-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0942h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 2 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-17** Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01** Hearing: 04/08/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 13
- **2026-04-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/16/2026, Vote 4-0; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-16** Sen. Avard Floor Amendment # 2026-1446s, AA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- **2026-04-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1446s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-16** Sen. Ricciardi Moved to Reconsider the following action taken by this Body: Rescind Order to Third Reading, Reconsider the Vote on Ought to Pass with Amendment and Reconsider the vote on Floor Amendment #2026-1446s, MA VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-16** Sen. Avard Floor Amendment # 2026-1446s, AA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- **2026-04-16** Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1446s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-05-06** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1446s and Requests CofC (Rep. DeSimone): MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11
- **2026-05-06** Speaker Appoints: Reps. DeSimone, W. MacDonald, Korzen, Rice 04/23/2026 HJ 11
- **2026-05-13** Sen. Rochefort Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 05/07/2026); SJ 12
- **2026-05-13** President Appoints: Senators Rochefort, Birdsell, Prentiss; (In Recess 05/07/2026); SJ 12
- **2026-05-26** Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 10:00 am GP 231
- **2026-05-20** Conferee Change: Rep. Drew Replaces Rep. Korzen 05/20/2026 HJ 13
- **2026-05-21** Conferee Change; Senator Avard Replaces Senator Birdsell; SJ 13
- **2026-06-02** Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off; SJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41c75be4-77e6-41d3-8141-19cb8d629ba2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).