CHAPTER 86
SB 77-FN - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-1048
11/08
SENATE BILL 77-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Rep. Manos, Rock. 12; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill delineates requirements for psychological evaluations of children placed for evaluation in delinquency and children in need of services proceedings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1048
11/08
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:
86:1 New Section; Delinquent Children; Placement for Evaluation. Amend RSA 169-B by inserting after section 19-d the following new section:
169-B:19-e Placement for Evaluation. Any psychological evaluations, including measures of personality functioning, shall be conducted or supervised by a licensed psychologist with specialized training in the evidence-based treatment of childhood trauma.
86:2 New Section; Children in Need of Services; Placement for Evaluation. Amend RSA 169-D by inserting after section 9-d the following new section:
169-D:9-e Placement for Evaluation. Any psychological evaluations, including measures of personality functioning, shall be conducted or supervised by a licensed psychologist with specialized training in the evidence-based treatment of childhood trauma.
86:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 10, 2025
Effective Date: August 09, 2025
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 13, 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 0086; Effective 08/09/2025
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 11:00 am LOB 206-208
March 31, 2025: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208
March 28, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 11 P. 110
Feb. 13, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
Jan. 30, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/13/2025; Vote ; CC; SC 9
Jan. 30, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass; Vote 3-0, CC SC 8
Jan. 23, 2025: Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:15 am; SC 7
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 3