Citizen in a RepublicNH House Testimony

SB161

Senate · 2025 sessionBipartisanSigned into law

Out-of-state child placement licensing rules

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Requires out-of-state placements for children to be licensed under the laws of the state in which they operate and certified by the department of health and human services, replacing prior contract-based terminology.

(New Title) making technical corrections to statutes governing out-of-state placements for children.Official record

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5 submissions
Oppose 0Neutral 0

The one written submission was individually written — no organized campaign detected.

Status

Signed into law · June 18, 2025
  1. Introduced
  2. Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law
Sponsors, hearings & roll-call votes

The record · every submission as filed

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Lissa Mascio
for NH Office of the Child Advocate
Concord

The Office of the Child Advocate supports SB161 making technical corrections to statutes governing out-of-state placements for children, as amended by the Senate, to rectify some minor drafting errors on SB417 last session.

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Daniel Richardson
for Myself
Nashua

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Dawn McKinney
for NH Legal Assistance
Concord

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Dylan Palmer
for Myself
Wolfeboro

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Senator Regina Birdsell
for Senate District 19
Hampstead

Position recorded without written comment.

Support