relative to establishing a committee to study foster care families and the foster care system.
This bill creates a new committee to study foster care families and the foster care system in New Hampshire. The committee will be made up of members from the state Senate and House of Representatives who will meet to gather information from foster parents and government officials. Their main task is to identify challenges within the current system and offer recommendations to improve how foster care is managed. The group must submit their findings and any suggested laws to state leaders by November 1, 2024.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Dec 14, 2023
Signed May 14, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 14, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 05/14/2024; Chapter 0020; Effective 05/14/2024
upper
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Enrolled 05/02/2024 adopted HJ 12 P. 44
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 5
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/02/2024 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 14 P. 4
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 03/07/2024 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 7 P. 110
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2024; SJ 6
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2024, Vote 5-0; SC 9A
upper
Dec 14, 2023
Introduced
To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shannon Chandley
DDemocratic
Co
Alicia Gregg
DDemocratic
Co
Becky Whitley
DDemocratic
Co
David Watters
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Altschiller
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Soucy
DDemocratic
Co
Donovan Fenton
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Pearson
RRepublican
Co
Peter Petrigno
DDemocratic
Co
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka
DDemocratic
Co
Sheila Seidel
RRepublican
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