Revision: Aug. 9, 2023, 8:21 a.m.
CHAPTER 211
SB 105-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/23/2023 1037s
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2023 SESSION
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05/08
SENATE BILL 105-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Rep. T. Lekas, Hills. 38; Rep. Nutter-Upham, Hills. 8; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill limits the potential criminal penalty for misinformation on a birth worksheet to that required for the birth certificate; and requires the birth worksheet to be retained for 7 years rather than indefinitely.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/23/2023 1037s
8Jun2023... 1728h 23-0795
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
211:1 New Paragraph; Vital Records Administration; Penalties; Live Birth; Mother's Worksheet. Amend RSA 5-C:14 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. When a live birth is reported to the division of vital records, subparagraph II(a) and paragraph IV shall apply only to the information on the mother's worksheet that is required for the birth certificate.
211:2 Record Retention. Amend RSA 5-C:96, II(d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) Birth worksheet, hospital birth: retained [permanently] for 7 years.
(e) Birth worksheet, home birth: retained [permanently] for 7 years.
211:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: August 04, 2023
Effective Date: August 04, 2023