CHAPTER 219
HB 414-FN-A - FINAL VERSION
8Mar2017... 0543h
04/27/2017 1456s
2017 SESSION
17-0155
05/01
HOUSE BILL 414-FN-A
AN ACT limiting parental liability under a CHINS petition in certain circumstances.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horn, Merr. 2; Rep. Gauthier, Sull. 3
COMMITTEE: Finance
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This bill provides that if a child or recipient of services under a CHINS petition dies during the reimbursement period, the state shall not require future payments from the parent or person chargeable by law for support of the minor. Accrued unpaid reimbursements shall not be waived.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Mar2017... 0543h
04/27/2017 1456s 17-0155
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT limiting parental liability under a CHINS petition in certain circumstances.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
219:1 New Subparagraph; Children In Need of Services; Liability of Expenses. Amend RSA 169-D:29, I by inserting after subparagraph (e) the following new subparagraph:
(f) If at any point during the reimbursement period, the child or recipient of services dies, no future payments from the parent or person chargeable by law for the child's support and necessities shall be required, provided that proof of death has been provided to the department of health and human services, and the reimbursement obligation shall be dismissed for payments beyond the date of death of the child or recipient. Accrued unpaid reimbursements in arrears shall continue to be paid.
219:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 10, 2017
Effective Date: July 10, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 28, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 18, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 27, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 18, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 10, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/10/2017; Chapter 219; Eff. 7/10/2017
June 22, 2017: Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 25
June 22, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
June 8, 2017: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1456s (Rep. Kurk): MA VV 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 5
May 18, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2017; SJ 17
May 18, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/18/2017; SC 23
April 27, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1456s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
April 27, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-1456s, AA, VV; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
April 27, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1456s, 04/27/2017; SC 20
April 18, 2017: Hearing: 04/18/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 19
March 9, 2017: Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 9
March 8, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0543h: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 31
March 8, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0543h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 31
March 8, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0543h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 26-0; CC) HC 14 P. 14
Feb. 28, 2017: Executive Session: 02/28/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
Feb. 22, 2017: Division III Work Session: 02/22/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
Feb. 7, 2017: Division III Work Session: 02/07/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
Feb. 1, 2017: ==CONTINUED== Division III Work Session: 02/01/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
Jan. 26, 2017: ==RECESSED== Division III Work Session: 01/26/2017 12:15 PM LOB 210-211
Jan. 25, 2017: ==RECESSED== Division III Work Session: 01/25/2017 01:45 PM LOB 210-211
Jan. 24, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/24/2017 01:30 PM LOB 210-211
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Finance HJ 3 P. 11