CHAPTER 93
SB 278-FN - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-1095
11/09
SENATE BILL 278-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill includes qualifying convictions from other states as grounds for termination of parental rights petitions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1095
11/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
93:1 Termination of Parental Rights; Qualifying Convictions. Amend RSA 170-C:5, VII to read as follows:
VII. The parent has been convicted of one or more of the following offenses:
(a) Murder, pursuant to RSA 630:1-a or 630:1-b, or the equivalent conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, of another child of the parent, a sibling or step-sibling of the child, the child's other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who resided with the defendant.
(b) Manslaughter, pursuant to RSA 630:2, or the equivalent conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, of another child of the parent, a sibling or step-sibling of the child, the child's other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who resided with the defendant.
(c) Attempt, pursuant to RSA 629:1, solicitation, pursuant to RSA 629:2, or conspiracy, pursuant to RSA 629:3, to commit any of the offenses specified in subparagraphs VII(a) and VII(b), or the equivalent conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) A felony assault under RSA 631:1, 631:2, 632-A:2, or 632-A:3, or the equivalent conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction which resulted in injury to the child, a sibling or step-sibling of the child, the child's other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who resided with the defendant.
93:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
Approved: June 10, 2025
Effective Date: January 01, 2026
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 6, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
June 11, 2025: Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0093; Effective 01/01/2026
June 3, 2025: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15
June 3, 2025: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15
May 1, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 2
April 18, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/08/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 22 P. 7
April 18, 2025: Executive Session: 04/08/2025 11:30 am LOB 206-208
March 31, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 11:30 am LOB 206-208
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 11 P. 113
March 6, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
Feb. 21, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 11
Feb. 13, 2025: Hearing: 02/20/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 10
Jan. 24, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 3