Dear members of the House Judiciary Committee, I am urging you to vote OTP on HB584 for the following reasons: I believe management of disasters, pandemics, and national, regional, or global crises are best handled by the sovereign states and nations that are affected. The local EMS, police, and fire know their communities and how to best mitigate disaster response and resources than a far-away entity such as the W.H.O., the U.N., or the W.E.F. The W.H.O. was set up to be an advisory organization, collecting data and advising nations in the handling of national, regional or global crises. They are functioning outside of their jurisdiction when they take advantage of a crisis situation to supersede the sovereignty of the U.S. and her sovereign states, as well as the sovereignty of any other nation. The same goes for the U.N. and the W.E.F. In the U.S. we have the best medical, technology, and research centers in the world. We do not need to sacrifice our sovereignty here in NH to an outside global entity! Please vote OTP on HB584. Sincerely, Donna Peterson
HB584
House · 2025 sessionRepublicanKilled in SenateRejecting WHO and UN authority
AIDeclares that the World Health Organization, United Nations, and World Economic Forum have no jurisdiction in New Hampshire, creates a cause of action against local governments that enforce their policies, and updates medical licensing references.
relative to public health, safety, and state sovereignty.
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Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · May 8, 2025- ✓Introduced
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from 200 of 200 written submissionsHB584 would bar New Hampshire and its political subdivisions from enforcing any mandate of the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum, and creates a cause of action against local governments that base policy on those organizations' guidance. Supporters frame the bill as protecting state sovereignty and individual bodily autonomy from unelected global bodies they distrust, citing the COVID-19 era as proof of overreach. Opponents argue these organizations provide valuable, evidence-based public health guidance that keeps residents safe, that the bill is unnecessary since the organizations already lack binding authority over states, and that it would create legal and administrative harm for towns and schools while isolating New Hampshire from beneficial international cooperation.
- Protects state sovereignty from unelected global bodiesSupport72 of 200 reviewed
The dominant support argument is that New Hampshire should never be required to follow mandates from the WHO, UN, or WEF, which submitters describe as unelected, unaccountable bodies with no legitimate authority over the state.
“This bill states that the state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions will never enforce any mandate from the World Health Organization, World Economic Forum, or United Nations.”
— David Johnson, Dover · #469272 — read full submission →
“New Hampshire is a sovereign state and should not have to submit to the decisions of the WHO, UN, and the WEF.”
— Ann Fisher, Litchfield · #502473 — read full submission →
- These organizations are untrustworthy or corruptSupport21 of 200 reviewed
Submitters describe the WHO, UN, and WEF as having poor track records, hidden or self-interested agendas, or having mishandled the COVID-19 response, and argue NH should not rely on their credibility.
- Medical decisions and bodily autonomy should be personalSupport15 of 200 reviewed
Some submitters argue health and medical choices, including vaccination, should remain personal decisions between an individual and their doctor, free from mandates imposed by government or global organizations.
- COVID-19 era mandates show the danger of global overreachSupport6 of 200 reviewed
A number of submitters point to pandemic-era lockdowns and vaccine mandates as evidence that global health bodies and allied interests have already overstepped, and cite this history as justification for the bill.
- These organizations provide valuable, evidence-based guidanceOppose37 of 200 reviewed
Many opponents argue the WHO, UN, and similar bodies supply credible, science-based research and coordination that protects public health, and that cutting NH off from this guidance would undermine the state's ability to respond to disease outbreaks and other health threats.
- Bill is anti-science and politically motivatedOppose18 of 200 reviewed
Opponents characterize the bill as rooted in anti-science rhetoric or as a politically driven attack on trusted expert institutions, rather than sound public health policy.
- Would create legal and administrative harm for towns and schoolsOppose13 of 200 reviewed
Opponents warn the bill's cause of action against local governments that rely on international health guidance would expose towns, schools, and other subdivisions to lawsuits and could complicate access to federal funding for disease prevention.
- Bill is unnecessary since these organizations lack binding authorityOppose11 of 200 reviewed
Several opponents point out that the WHO, UN, and WEF already have no jurisdiction or enforcement power over U.S. states, arguing the bill addresses a problem that does not exist and is merely symbolic or performative.
- Isolation would harm NH's reputation and global standingOppose9 of 200 reviewed
Some opponents argue that rejecting international cooperation would damage New Hampshire's credibility and economy, making it harder to attract medical professionals, tourism, and participation in the global community.
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It is totally inexcusable to penalize towns for following WHO guidelines!! The goal/focus of the WHO is important worldwide!
NH must be sovereign and independent for what's best for NH citizens.
My son had a serious adverse reaction to a vaccine at age 3. We have really struggled with saying no thank you ever since. Even with valid reasons to abstain, the pressures are huge. We need legislation to protect people who need the choice. Protect the choice and demand valid studies with real placebo trials, ones that don’t include other vaccines serving as the placebo. I don’t want other families to experience what we did. Support HB584. Betsy Harrington
Allow professionals to provide guidance and knowledge in their fields of expertise and roles as protectors of public health and safety. Don't be this ignorant.
I disagree with this bill.
Using the guidance of the World Health Organization does not mean the state of New Hampshire loses any sovereignty. If policies put in place in towns for the safety of the public reflect information from the World Health Organization; it does not make that policy inherently bad. Using guidance from a large reaching comprehensive organization that can share information about disease treatment, process, and prevention, we should be comfortable following guidance and though the United States of America have withdrawn from the WHO; it does not mean that we as citizens have to cut ties with the resources and knowledge that the WHO provide.
It is reprehensible that this bill would allow the state to interfere with towns' rights to use credible sources of health information to develop health policies. Please vote this bill ITL.
Not allowing communities to use global information to inform their health care is negligent, especially from organizations that were created specifically to synthesize the best practices and effective strategies for combatting disease.
The World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum. are impersonal multinational organizations that attempt to control the people of the world by intimidation and by force. We NH citizens know what is best for our individual situations and can make the health and economic decisions that are best for us. We don't need unelected global organizations telling us what to do or what is best for us. Local control over our state and our citizens is vital. Please vote accordingly, and support this bill. Thank you so much for listening, Rosina Lis, Stoddard, NH
Because I made my health a priority in my life, over 40 yrs ago, no body knows my health better than me. It was one of the reasons I majored in biology in college. Many of my classmates were taking premed curriculums. They were not all geniuses. They struggled. I doubt any of them were in the upper percentage in med school. They graduated with a lot of debt which will influence their decisions. Never allow any organization, that can be controlled by money, to control any part of our lives. They will choose profits over people.
What a backwards, embarrassing, uninformed and unscientific proposal.
Please vote OTP on this bill. In the interest of liberty, it is imperative that the State of New Hampshire and its counties, cities, and towns not be required to enforce any mandates of the World Health Organization, United Nations, or the World Economic Forum. Live free or die!
As the Federal government erodes the foundations of institutions that have protected our health and wellbeing for more than a century, we must rely on other institutions which can provide us with a well-researched and factual basis on which to develop and enforce policies. WHO and the United Nations are two such institutions.
International cooperation is vitally important, especially in matters of public health and safety.
I believe and support that the state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions cannot enforce any mandate of the World Health Organization, United Nations, or the World Economic Forum. Thank you.
I’m writing today to urge you to continue the independence and integrity of the Office of Consumer Advocate by maintaining it as a separate body from the Department of Energy or the Public Utilities Commission. The Office of Consumer Advocate has a unique structure that supports a perspective focused on serving the many and diverse needs of residential ratepayers. For many years I attended the Residential Ratepayers Advisory Board (RRAB) meetings in person (and online during Covid). Although I’m less able to attend meetings due to family obligations, I still appreciate reading through the documents the OCA’s office produces related to legislation and dockets at the Public Utilities Commission. As a clean energy advocate, retired engineer, and activist, I have always been proud of the way New Hampshire’s PUC treated us and permitted our participation in dockets for which we had standing as customers. The OCA was a kind of champion for we lowly consumers. While he never would side with us on the basis of climate considerations, he was quick to point out that we had a right to be heard and to hear (this came up when we had to leave the room when utilities were discussing “sensitive business of a competitive nature.”) and see as much unredacted information as possible. The Office of the Consumer Advocate answers to the Governor, Legislative Body and the RRAB. The RRAB consists of nine members appointed by the Governor, Speaker of the House and Senate President to advocate for the interests of residential ratepayers, small business owners, low income, elderly and disabled consumers and the environment. The OCA should be able to launch a challenge or hire consultants to render a second opinion on dockets and projects supported by the PUC or the DOE that will have a lasting impact on consumers. It reminds me of the stranded costs associated with the scrubber on the Bow coal plant that we continue to pay. The OCA resisted saddling ratepayers with the cost overruns of the Burgess wood plant. Who will fight for us in the future if it means going up against their bosses? The OCA is a bulwark against regulatory capture. The OCA is constantly reminding all the lawyers for the utilities and energy companies that it is the consumer who ultimately foots the bill. I respectfully request that you deny any attempt to dismantle the OCA and RRAB. It is giving the residential and small business consumers of New Hampshire a voice.
Please support New Hamphire's health soverneignty by voting to keep global health mandates out of our state. Our health concerns can be managed locally. Thank you.
Hello, we live in the big world called The World. Ergo, the WHO and the recommendations of the WHO shall be recognized including in the state of New Hampshire. Where do you think you might find the origins of every single person residing in the state of NH? People came from other parts of the world. Wolrd public health policies de facto are relevant to NH. No one is in NH as a de novo human being, generated from the soil of NH.
New Hampshire and its political subdivisions cannot enforce mandates from the WHO, UN, or WEF due to constitutional protections, state sovereignty, the absence of legal authority, and the non-binding nature of these organizations’ directives.
This bill says that the state of New Hampshire and its political subdivisions cannot enforce any mandate of the World Health Organization, United Nations, or the World Economic Forum. To think these unelected groups can mandate the state of New Hampshire and its people to do anything is absolutely absurd. They have NO POWER over us at all. I am in full support of this bill, and I urge you to vote in support of this bill too.
I am vehemently opposed to any mandate of the World Health Organization, United Nations, or the World Economic Forum. NH, as well as the rest of the United States, is perfectly capable of making its own health decisions and meeting its own health needs. There is no way we should be giving up our health, or any other, sovereignty to some unelected world bureaucracy. There is no "one policy" appropriate for all jurisdictions. NH is the "Live Free or Die" state. I expect you to keep it that way. Respectfully, Diane Hashem
Please keep our great state free from any and all mandates of the World Health Organization, United Nations, and World Economic Forum. The United States is a sovereign republic -- please help us keep it that way! Thank you.
I support HB 584 because New Hampshire is a sovereign state and should not have to submit to the decisions of the WHO, UN, and the WEF. These organizations made some very poor decisions during the Covid crisis and I am shocked that we would ever trust their authority in the future. Furthermore, their twisted agendas are becoming common knowledge in the media and their goals do not seem to correlate with human health and well-being. Please support HB584. Thank you. Ann Fisher
This bill is totally unnecessary.