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| NH Children's Lobby Status Report |
| Bill No. |
Sponsor |
Description |
Children's Lobby Position |
Current Status |
| HB0001 |
M Smith |
State operating budget. Final budget inc. small increases for providers of services to children & families, HealthyKids outreach, Head Start increases, and help for low & moderate income families to pay for child care |
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signed |
| Family Law
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| HB0051 |
Lockwood |
Permitting adoption by 2 unmarried adults in a familial relationship. passage of Civil Union legislation should ensure ability of gay couples in Civil Unions to adopt, but will not help others.
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Support |
Tabled in Senate |
| HB0093 |
McRae |
Permitting adoption by 2 unmarried adults in a familial relationship. passage of Civil Union legislation should ensure ability of gay couples in Civil Unions to adopt, but will not help others.
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Support |
Tabled in Senate |
| HB0094 |
McRae |
Permits court to correct an overpayment of child support by ordering the obligee to directly reimburse the obligor or reducing future payments. |
no position |
Enrolled Bills |
| HB0105 |
Rochette |
Repealing the child impact seminar requirement. |
oppose |
ITL |
| HB0195 |
McRae |
Requiring courts to order "per child" child support and automatically reducing payments by the amount allocated for a child when the child reaches 18, unless there are special needs. |
oppose |
ITL |
| HB0304 |
Anderson |
If guardianship is solely for purpose of school attendance, parents must be proved unfit by clear and convincing evidence |
TBD |
Re-ref'd to Sen. Ed'n |
| HB0406 |
Moran |
Complying with federal law regarding sharing of confidential child support within and between state agencies. |
no position |
Signed eff. 8/27/07 |
| HB0463 |
Itse |
Requires stepparents or grandparents seeking custody in a divorce proceeding to petition for guardianship. See also HB 682 |
support |
Re-ref'd to Sen. Jud. |
| HB0470 |
McRae |
If court finds that comparable parenting is not in child's best interest, it shall provide the reasons for its decision in a written order. Amendment replaces the original bill with an oversight committee. |
oppose original bill |
ITL |
| HB0682 |
Lawrence |
Permits the court to award parental rights and responsibilities to a person with whom a minor child has developed a significant parent-child relationship. See also HB 463 |
Oppose original bill; amend. may be OK |
Retained |
| SB0193 |
Gottesman |
Provides guidelines for courts to use when deviating from child support guidelines in cases of equal or approximately equal custody and in cases of high and low income parents. |
Support |
Signed; eff. 8/10/07 |
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| Child abuse and neglect; foster care
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| Bill No. |
Sponsor |
Description |
Children's Lobby Position |
Current Status |
| HB0444 |
Pelkey |
Parent who has not been accused of abuse and neglect has the right to a due process hearing relative to obtaining custody of the child prior to the final disposition of the neglect proceeding. |
no position |
Signed |
| HB0502 |
Blanchard |
Increasing the time period children spend with their foster families beyond their 18th birthday & establishing a scholarship for foster children. |
support |
Retained |
| SB0168 |
D’Allesandro |
Tuition assistance program for foster children. |
Support |
Enrolled Bills |
| SB0253 |
Foster |
Eliminating de novo appeals in child protection Proceedings |
support |
ITL |
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| Family Empowerment
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| SB0163 |
Fuller Clark |
Establishes a $250 housing subsidy for families on TANF unless they are receiving other housing assistance |
TBD |
Re-ref'd to Sen. HHS |
| SB0226 |
Estabrook |
Modifying the TANF program to focus on helping families to achieve financial self-sufficiency rather than on mere participation in an activity. |
Support |
Enrolled Bills |
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| Youth Development
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| HB0584 |
Walz |
Raising the age of majority for juvenile delinquency proceedings from 17 to 18 yrs |
support |
Retained |
| SB0147 |
D'Allesandro |
Increases parental responsibility for the behavior of their children if a CHINS petition is filed, including holding parents in criminal contempt if a child disobeys a court order; also expands definition of CHINS to include endangering oneself or others |
support w amend. |
ITL |
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| Miscellaneous |
| Bill No. |
Sponsor |
Description |
Children's Lobby Position |
Current Status |
| SB0106 |
Burling |
Conf comm. Amend. clarifies that working on state-sponsored work-groups, task forces, etc. is not lobbying; people lobbying for their employer for less than 75 hours per year not required to register. See also HB 523 |
Support |
Hse rejected Conf. Rept. |
| HB0523 |
Hager |
Application of the lobbyist registration law. Clarifies law to better target "true" lobbyists without unduly deterring nonprofit organizations from participating in developing public policy.; language included in House amend. To SB 106. |
Support |
Tabled in Senate |
| HB0446 |
Mooney |
Expulsion of a pupil for threatening a teacher or other school officials.; amendment retains essential elements of bill
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oppose |
Signed |
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