Revision: April 3, 2020, 10:28 a.m.
HB 702-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
8Jan2020... 2813h
2019 SESSION
19-0597
10/03
HOUSE BILL 702-FN
AN ACT relative to requirements for supervised visitation centers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Plumer, Belk. 6; Rep. Viens, Belk. 1
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires supervised visitation centers to comply with certain guiding principles of safe havens.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Jan2020... 2813h 19-0597
10/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to requirements for supervised visitation centers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Supervised Visitation Centers. Amend RSA 170-G by inserting after section 21 the following new subdivision:
Supervised Visitation Centers
170-G:22 Supervised Visitation Centers. A supervised visitation center shall insure adherence to the Guiding Principals of Safe Havens; Supervised Visitations and Safe Exchange Grant Program developed by the United States Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. No state, county, or municipal agency or any other political subdivision shall purchase from or otherwise provide financial support to supervised visitation centers unless the supervised visitation center demonstrates compliance with such guiding principles of safe havens.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
19-0597
Amended 4/2/20
HB 702-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2019-2813h)
AN ACT relative to requirements for supervised visitation centers.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
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METHODOLOGY:
As amended, this bill prevents governmental entities from providing financial support to a supervised visitation center unless the center demonstrates compliance with the principles of safe havens. The Department of Health and Human Services states that the bill is not expected to have a fiscal impact.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Departments of Health and Human Services