CHAPTER 114
HB 1303 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
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07/10
HOUSE BILL 1303
AN ACT relative to causes for absolute divorce.
SPONSORS: Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 14; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 6
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill revises the grounds for absolute divorce in the case of habitual drunkenness to include drug abuse.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2647
07/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to causes for absolute divorce.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
114:1 Annulment, Divorce and Separation; Absolute Divorce, Generally; Drug and Alcohol Abuse. RSA 458:7, VII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
VII. When either party habitually abuses alcohol or drugs and has been doing so for 2 or more years together.
114:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
Approved: May 27, 2022
Effective Date: January 01, 2023
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 25, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 25, 2022 | House | Floor Vote |
| Jan. 25, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 25, 2022 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 26, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 5, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 1, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/27/2022; Chapter 114; 01/01/2023
May 18, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/12/2022
May 17, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/12/2022); SJ 13
May 5, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/05/2022; SJ 11
April 27, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/05/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18
April 20, 2022: Hearing: 04/26/2022, Room 100, SH, 02:30 pm; SC 17
March 1, 2022: Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 5
Feb. 16, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV HJ 3
Jan. 27, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 11-1; CC)
Jan. 28, 2022: Executive Session: 01/25/2022 10:30 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 27, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/25/2022 (Vote 11-1; CC)
Jan. 19, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/25/2022 10:30 am LOB 206-208
Nov. 19, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Children and Family Law