Revision: Dec. 31, 2018, 1:08 p.m.
HB 360 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0792
05/01
HOUSE BILL 360
AN ACT relative to the definition of stepparent.
SPONSORS: Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 14
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill adds a definition of stepparent to the chapter governing parental rights and responsibilities.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0792
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the definition of stepparent.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Definition of Stepparent Added. Amend RSA 461-A:1 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. Stepparent means a spouse who is married to a child's biological or legal parent, but is neither the biological nor legal parent of the child.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.