CHAPTER 102
HB 1056 - FINAL VERSION
21Mar2024... 0995h
2024 SESSION
24-2382
05/08
HOUSE BILL 1056
AN ACT relative to child day care licensing.
SPONSORS: Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Berry, Hills. 39; Rep. Ball, Rock. 25; Rep. J. Nelson, Rock. 13; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17
COMMITTEE: Special Committee on Childcare
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill amends the definition of a child day care agency by establishing certain limited exceptions in which a child may remain in day care for more than 13 hours.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21Mar2024... 0995h 24-2382
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to child day care licensing.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
102:1 Child Day Care Licensing; Definition of Child Day Care Agency. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 170-E:2, IV to read as follows:
IV. "Child day care agency" means any person, corporation, partnership, voluntary association or other organization, either established for profit or otherwise, which regularly receives for child day care one or more children, unrelated to the operator or staff of the agency. The total number of hours in which a child may remain in child day care shall not exceed 13 hours per day, except in emergencies, or situations when the parents or guardians are working over 13 hours during a 24-hour period, or parents or guardians are deployed during the weekend by the military. The types of child day care agencies are defined as follows:
102:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 03, 2024
Effective Date: September 01, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 29, 2024 | 2024-0760h |
| March 7, 2024 | 2024-0995h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 6, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 6, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 6, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 3, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 3, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 23, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 22, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/03/2024; Chapter 102; eff.09/01/2024
June 25, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 45
June 24, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 22, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2024; SJ 14
May 16, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20
April 2, 2024: ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/03/2024, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 13A
March 28, 2024: Hearing: 04/03/2024, Room 101, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 13
March 26, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 8
March 21, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0995h: MA VV 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 17
March 21, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0995h (NT): AA VV 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 17
March 11, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0995h (NT) 03/06/2024 (Vote 9-0; CC)
Feb. 29, 2024: Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2024-0760h: 03/06/2024 10:00 am LOB 104
Feb. 28, 2024: Executive Session: 03/06/2024 11:00 am LOB 104
Feb. 15, 2024: Executive Session: 02/21/2024 10:00 am LOB 104
Jan. 31, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/07/2024 10:30 am LOB 209
Nov. 27, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Special Committee on Childcare