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SB 76 · 2025 · Senate · Children and Family Law Committee

Office of the child advocate

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relative to the office of the child advocate.

Makes several modifications to the statutes governing the operations and authority of the office of the child advocate.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill makes several modifications to laws regarding the office of the child advocate. The bill is a request of the office of the child advocate.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“Autopsy reports from the chief medical examiner, which shall be provided in a timely manner upon the request of the child advocate.”
RSA 21-V:4
“The report shall also be provided to the commissioner of any executive agency that is the subject of a report prepared by the office, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, and the state library.”
RSA 21-V:8
“No person employed or contracted by or volunteering for the office shall be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving exercise of his or her official duties except as may be necessary to enforce this chapter.”
RSA 21-V:9
“The office shall be entitled to prompt electronic access to [division] department of health and human services' records within the scope of its mission.”
RSA 21-V:4

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Pat LongDPrime
  • Rep. Peter PetrignoDRanking Member· Children and Family Law

Also: Sen. Debra AltschillerD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate2–1
    Overall
    67% yea
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 30, 2025Public hearingSenate Children and Family Law27:54–30:563m 2slocated in the stream transcript
  • Feb 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floor53:52–56:392m 47slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 3
  2. Jan 14, 2025SenHearing: 01/14/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 7
  3. Feb 13, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/13/2025, Vote 2-1; SC 9
  4. Feb 13, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/13/2025; SJ 5

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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