Bill Text: NH SB494 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to access to child abuse or neglect information by certain legislative committees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-22 - Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 02/22/2018; Senate Journal 5 [SB494 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-SB494-Introduced.html
SB 494 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2986
05/04
SENATE BILL 494
AN ACT relative to access to child abuse or neglect information by certain legislative committees.
SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits the senate and house judiciary committees to review the confidential records of child protection cases. The bill also permits any party or attorney to an abuse or neglect case to testify before the legislature regarding the case.
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Explanation: 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2986
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to access to child abuse or neglect information by certain legislative committees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Child Protection Act; Confidentiality; Records Provided to Certain Legislative Committees. Amend RSA 169-C:25 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the records of any such proceeding shall be accessible to the senate judiciary committee and the house judiciary committee upon request and any party or attorney to any such proceeding may testify before those committees concerning the same.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
