relative to prohibiting the use of the prone restraint for minors.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Aug 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Aug 1, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Aug 1, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 07/28/2023; Chapter 153; eff: 09/26/2023 HJ 17
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Introduced
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2184e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 14
lower
Jun 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2184e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/15/2023); SJ 20
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2023; SJ 14
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/11/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0112h: MA VV 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 3
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Amendment # 2023-0112h: AA VV 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 3
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0112h 02/07/2023 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 12 P. 3
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 18
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Meuse
DDemocratic
Co
Cassandra Levesque
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Altschiller
DDemocratic
Co
Nancy Murphy
DDemocratic
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