Bill Title: Relative to adoption and parentage; the office of the child advocate; reimbursement of court ordered services for juveniles; the legal representation of children in the juvenile justice system; the best interest of the child under RSA 169-C and the duties of the oversight commission on children's services; insurance coverage for children's early intervention services; expanding the family-centered early supports and services (FCESS) program to children under the age of 3 who are born substance-exposed; the child abuse and neglect central registry; establishing a kinship navigator program; missing children; dispositional hearings under RSA 169-B; and the rebuttable presumption of harm under the child protection act.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2020-07-22 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/20/2020; Chapter 26; I. Sec. 9-11/ 39-43 and 45-50 Eff: 09/18/2020 II. Sec. 30/ 32/ 33/ 35/ 44/ 51-53 and 55 Eff: 07/01/2020 III. Sec. 1-8/ 12-29 and RSA 169-C:12-f III as inserted by Sec. 54 Eff: 01/01/2021 IV. Sec 31/ 34 and 36 Eff: 07/01/2021 V. Sec. 56 Eff 07/01/2024 VI. Rem. Eff: 07/20/2020 [HB1162 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Edward Butler [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-CAR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mary Mulligan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-GRA	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle St. John [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-27-HIL	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Erin Hennessey [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kimberly Rice [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-38-HIL	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Skip Berrien [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-18-ROC	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Reagan [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jeb Bradley [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator David Watters [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Martha Hennessey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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