CHAPTER 130
HB 361 - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0820
05/01
HOUSE BILL 361
AN ACT relative to property settlement including animals.
SPONSORS: Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 14
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill includes animals as tangible property in a divorce settlement.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0820
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to property settlement including animals.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
130:1 New Paragraph; Annulment, Divorce and Separation; Property Settlement; Animals. Amend RSA 458:16-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. Tangible property shall include animals. In such cases, the property settlement shall address the care and ownership of the parties' animals, taking into consideration the animals' wellbeing.
130:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 25, 2019
Effective Date: August 24, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 29, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| May 9, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 15, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 25, 2019: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/25/2019; Chapter 130; Eff: 08/24/2019
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 51
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 15, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
May 15, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2019; SC 22
May 9, 2019: Hearing: 05/09/2019, Room 100, SH, 10:40 am; SC 21
March 7, 2019: Introduced 03/07/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 8
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 5
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/14/2019 (Vote 18-1; CC) HC 11 P. 2
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 18-1; CC)
Jan. 29, 2019: Executive Session: 01/29/2019 01:00 pm LOB 206
Jan. 22, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/22/2019 01:45 pm LOB 206
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 2 P. 46