Amendment 2025-2869CofC to HB243 (2025)

(New Title) relative to relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families, and relative to the maternal mortality review committee, electric vehicle charging stations and fees for annual testing by the division of weights and measures, and relative to the acceptance of portraits of Senator Sylvia Larsen and Senator Jeb Bradley for the state house.

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Revision: June 19, 2025, 2:11 p.m.

June 19, 2025

2025-2869-CofC

05/09

 

 

 

Committee of Conference Report on HB 243-FN, relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families.

 

Recommendation:

That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and

That the Senate recede from its position in adopting its amendment to the bill, and

That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as passed by the House, and pass the bill as so amended:

 

Amend the bill by replacing all after section 2 with the following:

 

3  Joint Legislative Historical Committee; Acceptance of  Portraits.  The joint legislative historical committee established under RSA 17-I:1 may accept as a gift portraits of the following legislators and oversee the hanging of the portraits in the state house:  Senate President Sylvia Larsen; Senate President Jeb Bradley; House Speaker Dick Hinch; and House Speaker Sherm Packard.

4  Effective Date.

I.  Section 3 of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

II.  The remainder of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026.

The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 243-FN, relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families.

 

Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House

 

 

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Sen. Abbas, Dist. 22 Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18

 

 

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Sen. Ricciardi, Dist. 9 Rep. Gorski, Hills. 2

 

 

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Sen. Watters, Dist. 4 Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2

 

 

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Rep. Layon, Rock. 13

 

2025-2869-CofC

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill:

 

I.  Provides that reports of suspected abuse and neglect may include the name of the person making the report and that a report made maliciously or with the intent to cause harm may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

 

II.  Provides that a person who in their professional capacity is a mandatory reporter of suspected abuse and neglect may be subject to civil liability for the failure to report.

 

III.  Authorizes the joint legislative historical committee to accept portraits of Sylvia Larsen, Jeb Bradley, Dick Hinch, and Sherm Packard.