HB 478 · 2025 · House · Children and Family Law Committee

Foster care oversight subcommittee

establishing a foster care oversight subcommittee within the oversight commission on children's services.

Establishes a foster care oversight subcommittee within the oversight commission on children's services.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · May 21, 2025

✓Introduced
✓House
✓Senate
✓Governor
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Analysis

This bill establishes a foster care oversight subcommittee within the oversight commission on children's services.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as enacted. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The chair of the commission shall appoint a chair of the subcommittee, who shall be a legislative member, and at least 4 other members from the commission, and shall determine the annual report's scope of findings and due date.”

Section 31:1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Public testimony

14 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

71% support29% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I am in support of this committee being created to improve the foster care system in New Hampshire.”

— Heather Fritchy, DERRYsupports

“As a former foster parent, adoptive parent, and employee of NH DCYF as the Nurse Coordinator of the Foster Care Health Program in the Nashua, Manchester, Salem and Concord District Offices, I am in full support of HB478. The bar should be set high as to our expectations of the…”

— Rep. Nancy Murphy, Merrimacksupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay

Starting text: Bill as introduced

Jan 28, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass15–0
Overall
100% yea
Feb 6, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Passadopted
Apr 17, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass3–0
Overall
100% yea
Apr 17, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
May 1, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

Jan 28, 2025Public hearingHouse Children and Family Law3:18:18–3:25:487m 30slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Public Hearing; Executive Session
Feb 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote
Apr 3, 2025Public hearingSenate Children and Family Law2:55:30–2:57:181m 48slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
Apr 17, 2025Floor debateSenate floor52:08–53:451m 37slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote; HB 478 was Removed from the Consent Calendar
May 1, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Adopted — voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 12
Jan 28, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/28/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
Jan 28, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/28/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
Jan 28, 2025House: Ought to Pass 01/28/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 2
Feb 6, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 4
Mar 6, 2025SenIntroduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 7
Apr 3, 2025SenHearing: 04/03/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:10 am; SC 15
Apr 17, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 17
Apr 17, 2025SenHB 478 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
Apr 17, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
May 1, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 31
May 1, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/01/2025); SJ 12
May 14, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 31; eff.07/13/2025

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.