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New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 478: establishing a foster care oversight subcommittee within the oversight commission on children's services.

Enacted 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 478 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: establishing a foster care oversight subcommittee within the oversight commission on children's services. Primary sponsor: Peter Petrigno (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2025): Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 31; eff.07/13/2025.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Peter PetrignoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouseHillsborough 43
Debra AltschillerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Debra L DeSimoneCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alicia GreggCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseHillsborough 7
Gaby M GrossmanCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cassandra N LevesqueCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Pat LongCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Nancy A MurphyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mark A PearsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/14/2025; Chapter 31; eff.07/13/2025
  2. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/01/2025); SJ 12
  3. Enrolled (in recess of) 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 31
  4. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
  5. HB 478 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 04/17/2025; SJ 10
  6. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/17/2025; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 17
  7. Hearing: 04/03/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:10 am; SC 15
  8. Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 7
  9. Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 4
  10. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/28/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 2
  11. Executive Session: 01/28/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
  12. Public Hearing: 01/28/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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