SB 644 (2020): relative to missing children.
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SB 644 (2020)
relative to missing children.
- Status: Died on the table
- Term: 2019-2020
- Senate committee: Health and Human Services
- Subject: Children
The Story
It was introduced on January 8, 2020 and referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 21, 2020. The committee recommended that the Senate pass it. On January 30, 2020 the Senate adopted the motion that it ought to pass on a voice vote, but its third reading was left pending. On January 30, 2020 the Senate voted to lay it on the table, on a motion by Sen. Feltes. The bill died on the table under Senate Rule 3-23 at adjournment on September 16, 2020, having been set aside and never taken back up.
Sponsors
- Sen. Sharon Carson (R - SD14) (prime sponsor)
- Sen. Ruth Ward (R - SD8)
- Sen. Harold French (R - SD7)
- Sen. Jeb Bradley (R - SD3)
- Rep. Marjorie Smith (D - Straf 6)
- Rep. Skip Berrien (D - Rock 18)
- Rep. Kimberly Rice (R - Hills 37)
Hearings and Sessions
- January 21, 2020, 1:40 PM: hearing, Senate Health and Human Services, LOB 101
Votes
- January 30, 2020, Senate: Ought to Pass — voice vote, passed
- January 30, 2020, Senate: Lay on Table — yeas 13, nays 11, passed
The Docket
- January 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and Referred to Health and Human Services
- January 21, 2020: Hearing: 01/21/2020, Room 101, LOB, 01:40 pm
- January 30, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/30/2020
- January 30, 2020: Ought to Pass : MA, VV; 01/30/2020
- January 30, 2020: Sen. Feltes Moved Laid on Table, RC 13Y-11N, MA; 01/30/2020
- January 30, 2020: Pending Motion OT3rdg; 01/30/2020
- September 16, 2020: Inexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, Adjournment 09/16/2020
Laws It Would Change
Related Bills
- HB 1162 (2020): relative to adoption and parentage; the office of the child advocate; reimbursement of court ordered services for juveniles; the legal representation of children in the juvenile justice system; the best interest of the child under RSA 169-C and the duties of the oversight commission on children's services; insurance coverage for children's early intervention services; expanding the family-centered early supports and services (FCESS) program to children under the age of 3 who are born substance-exposed; the child abuse and neglect central registry; establishing a kinship navigator program; missing children; dispositional hearings under RSA 169-B; and the rebuttable presumption of harm under the child protection act.