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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 257: establishing the crime of criminal neglect of a child.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 257 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: establishing the crime of criminal neglect of a child. Primary sponsor: Skip Rollins (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 13, 2025): Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1038h (NT) 10/22/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Skip RollinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseSullivan 3
Hope E DamonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cassandra N LevesqueCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike MoffettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseMerrimack 4
Diane PauerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseHillsborough 36
Brian M SullivanCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ruth WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1038h (NT) 10/22/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC)
  2. ==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 10/22/2025 10:00 am GP 230
  3. ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 10/22/2025 01:00 pm GP 230
  4. Retained in Committee
  5. Executive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  6. ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  7. Recommit (Rep. Roy): MA DV 371-2 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 34
  8. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  9. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/07/2025 (Vote 11-5; RC) HC 12 P. 15
  10. Executive Session: 01/29/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
  11. Subcommittee Work Session: 01/29/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
  12. ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 02:30 pm LOB 202-204

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source