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HB 392-FN - AS INTRODUCED SESSION 25-0058 09/08 HOUSE BILL 392-FN AN ACT directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health equity, department of environmental services' functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor's council on diversity and inclusion.
SPONSORS:
Belcher, Carr.
Polozov, Merr.
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10 Rep.
Rep.
Kesselring, Hills.
Corcoran, Hills.
18 January 5, 2026 2026-0026h 09/05 Floor Amendment to HB 392-FN Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
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3 AN ACT directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health access and the department of environmental services' functions for environmental justice.
Rep.
7 Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
Alexander Jr., Hills.
9 1 Directive;
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Rep.
Turcotte, Straf.
4;
Rep.
Sabourin, Rock.
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Rep.
Terry, Belk.
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Rep.
Warden, Hills.
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Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill directs the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health equity, department of environmental services' functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor's advisory council on diversity and inclusion.
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Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
HB 392-FN - AS INTRODUCED 25-0058 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health equity, department of environmental services' functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor's council on diversity and inclusion.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Directive;
Governor;
Governor's Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion.
The governor is hereby directed to dissolve the governor's advisory council on diversity and inclusion, and is prohibited from re-establishing this council.
2 Directive;
Office of Health Equity.
Office of Health Access.
The department of health and human services is hereby directed to dissolve the office of health equity, and is prohibited from re-establishing this office or using any allocated monies for any project labeled as "health equity." 3 Directive;
The department of health and human services is hereby directed to dissolve the office currently known as the office of health access (formerly the office of health equity), and is prohibited from using any allocated moneys for any project labeled as "health equity.Notwithstanding the dissolution required by this section, the following functions shall be transferred to other appropriate divisions or offices within the department and shall be preserved:
I.
Provision of language access services and accommodations for individuals with disabilities, limited English proficiency, or sensory impairments, as required for compliance with federal civil rights laws.
II.
Neutral community engagement to identify barriers to health services, provided no such engagement occurs on the basis of any category or process prohibited elsewhere by law.
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Any other service required for compliance with federal laws.
IV.
Any program strictly tailored to improving health access in rural areas.
2 Directive;
Civil Rights and Environmental Justice Programs.
Environmental Justice ProgramThe department of environmental services is hereby prohibited from the use of any allocated moneys for those projects labeled "environmental justice." 3 Compensation of Certain State Officers;
The department of environmental services is herby prohibited from the use of any allocated monies for those projects labeled "civil rights and environmental justice." 4 Compensation of Certain State Officers;
FF Department of health and human services director of the office of health equity 5 Repeal.
FF Department of health and human services director of the office of health equity 4 Repeal.
RSA 126-A:88, I(hh), relative to the director of the office of health equity membership on the state health assessment and state health improvement plan advisory council is repealed.
RSA 126-A:88, I(hh), relative to the director of the office of health equity membership on the state health assessment and state health improvement plan advisory council, is repealed.
6 Effective Date.
5 Effective Date.
LBA 25-0058 1/2/25 HB 392-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED AN ACT directing the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health equity, department of environmental services' functions for civil rights and environmental justice, and the governor's council on diversity and inclusion.
Floor Amendment to HB 392-FN - Page 2 - 2026-0026h AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill directs the dissolution of the department of health and human services' office of health access and the department of environmental services' functions for environmental justice, and requires certain programs administered by the office of health access to be transferred to other divisions or offices.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This bill does not provide funding, nor does it authorize new positions.
Estimated State Impact FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 decrease in decrease in decrease in general funds;
general funds;
general funds;
Expenditures* $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable decrease in decrease in decrease in federal funds federal funds federal funds Funding Source(s) General Fund , Federal Funds Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY:
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to dissolve the Office of Health Equity, and deletes that Office's unclassified director from state statute.
In addition, the bill prevents the Department from using funds from any project identified as "health equity," and prevents the Department of Environmental Services from using funds for any project labeled "civil rights and environmental justice." The Department of Health and Human Services states that salary and benefits for the director of health equity total approximately $169,000 per year, and are paid for with 59 percent state general funds and 41 percent federal funds.
This aspect of the bill would therefore result in savings of approximately $100,000 per year of general funds and $69,000 per year of federal funds.
The Department further notes that the Office currently manages approximately $4.6 million per year in federal grants and another $700,000 in other federal funds.
It is unclear if all such funds, or only a portion, would no longer be administered as a result of the bill.
The Department of Environmental Services states the bill could impact receipt of federal funds, in that the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency requires recipients of federal funding to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as multiple other federal mandates.
The Department states that it receives between $80 - $90 million annually in federal funding that requires compliance with Title IV.
It is unclear what percentage of this will be impacted by the bill.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Departments of Environmental Services and Health and Human Services