HB 548 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0742
05/04
HOUSE BILL 548
SPONSORS: Rep. Gay, Rock. 8; Rep. Read, Rock. 17; Rep. Gould, Hills. 7; Rep. Elliott, Rock. 8; Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien, Rock. 6; Rep. Pitre, Straf. 2; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 37; Rep. Cali-Pitts, Rock. 30; Rep. Altschiller, Rock. 19; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that if domestic violence is suspected or alleged in a parenting case, the guardian ad litem (GAL} shall refer the victim to a local crisis center or domestic violence counselor. The bill also directs the GAL to determine whether law enforcement completed a lethality assessment protocol.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0742
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Guardians Ad Litem; Domestic Violence Screening. Amend RSA 461-A:16 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. When a guardian ad litem is appointed to a parenting case in which domestic violence is suspected or alleged, the guardian ad litem shall promptly refer the relevant party to a local crisis center or assessment by a domestic violence counselor as defined in RSA 173-C:1 III and, in appropriate cases, comply with mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse under RSA 169-C:29. The guardian ad litem shall also determine whether law enforcement completed a lethality assessment protocol regarding any party to the proceeding.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| March 11, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| March 11, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
April 7, 2021: Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
April 7, 2021: Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
April 7, 2021: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 4
April 7, 2021: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 4
March 23, 2021: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 18 P. 3
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 18 P. 3
March 11, 2021: Executive Session: 03/11/2021 9:30 a.m.
March 11, 2021: Executive Session: 03/11/2021 09:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91927749754
March 3, 2021: Public Hearing: 03/03/2021 01:30 pm Members of the public may attend using the following links: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99169761614 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 12, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 2 P. 53
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 2 P. 53