{"id": "HB1323", "year": 2026, "term": "2025-2026", "title": "(New Title) relative to parental alienation, limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services, relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.", "narrative": "It was introduced on January 7, 2026 and referred to the House Children and Family Law committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 13, 2026, with 20 people signed in online: 8 in support and 12 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on January 27, 2026 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House pass it, and the minority recommended that the House kill it, by a vote of 9\u20136. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On February 12, 2026 the House voted to pass it on a roll call 197\u2013157. On February 12, 2026 the bill was referred to the Finance committee, whose chair waived the referral under House Rule 47(f). It crossed to the Senate and was referred to the Senate Children and Family Law committee. The committee held a public hearing on March 19, 2026. The committee voted 2\u20131 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-1339s), and the report was placed on the consent calendar. The bill was taken off the consent calendar on April 16, 2026. On April 16, 2026 the Senate adopted \u201cSpecial Order to the Next Session, Without Objection\u201d. The committee voted 2\u20131 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-1339s). The committee's amendment (2026-1339s) was adopted on a voice vote on April 23, 2026, changing the text of the bill. On April 23, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a voice vote, then referred it on to the Senate Finance committee. The committee voted 6\u20131 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-1849s), and the report was placed on the consent calendar. The bill was taken off the consent calendar on May 14, 2026. The committee's amendment (2026-1849s) was adopted on a voice vote on May 14, 2026, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2026-1982s), offered by Sen. Suzanne Prentiss, was adopted on a voice vote on May 14, 2026, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2026-1981s), offered by Sen. Regina Birdsell, was adopted on a voice vote on May 14, 2026, changing the text of the bill. On May 14, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a voice vote and ordered it to a third reading. On May 14, 2026 the House adopted \u201cHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1339s 2026-1849s 2026-1982s and 2026-1981s and Requests CofC\u201d on a voice vote, on a motion by Rep. Debra DeSimone. On May 21, 2026 the Senate adopted \u201cAccedes to House Request for Committee of Conference\u201d on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. Daryl Abbas. A committee of conference met on May 26, 2026 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill.", "stages": [{"label": "House Committee (Children and Family Law)", "hand": "H:committee", "text": "It was introduced on January 7, 2026 and referred to the House Children and Family Law committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 13, 2026, with 20 people signed in online: 8 in support and 12 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on January 27, 2026 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House pass it, and the minority recommended that the House kill it, by a vote of 9\u20136. The report was placed on the regular calendar.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "On February 12, 2026 the House voted to pass it on a roll call 197\u2013157. On February 12, 2026 the bill was referred to the Finance committee, whose chair waived the referral under House Rule 47(f).", "notes": []}, {"label": "Senate Committee (Children and Family Law)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "It crossed to the Senate and was referred to the Senate Children and Family Law committee. The committee held a public hearing on March 19, 2026. The committee voted 2\u20131 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-1339s), and the report was placed on the consent calendar. The bill was taken off the consent calendar on April 16, 2026.", "notes": ["A committee decides whether its report goes on the consent calendar, and can send it there even when its members divided on the recommendation itself. The chamber adopts all the reports on its consent calendar in one vote, without floor debate, unless a bill is taken off it first.", "The Senate took this bill off its consent calendar."]}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "On April 16, 2026 the Senate adopted \u201cSpecial Order to the Next Session, Without Objection\u201d.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Senate Committee (Children and Family Law)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "The committee voted 2\u20131 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-1339s).", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (2026-1339s) was adopted on a voice vote on April 23, 2026, changing the text of the bill. On April 23, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a voice vote, then referred it on to the Senate Finance committee.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Senate Committee (Finance)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "The committee voted 6\u20131 to recommend that the Senate pass it with changes (amendment 2026-1849s), and the report was placed on the consent calendar. The bill was taken off the consent calendar on May 14, 2026.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (2026-1849s) was adopted on a voice vote on May 14, 2026, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2026-1982s), offered by Sen. Suzanne Prentiss, was adopted on a voice vote on May 14, 2026, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (2026-1981s), offered by Sen. Regina Birdsell, was adopted on a voice vote on May 14, 2026, changing the text of the bill. On May 14, 2026 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a voice vote and ordered it to a third reading.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "On May 14, 2026 the House adopted \u201cHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1339s 2026-1849s 2026-1982s and 2026-1981s and Requests CofC\u201d on a voice vote, on a motion by Rep. Debra DeSimone.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "On May 21, 2026 the Senate adopted \u201cAccedes to House Request for Committee of Conference\u201d on a voice vote, on a motion by Sen. Daryl Abbas.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Committee of Conference", "hand": "C:conference", "text": "A committee of conference met on May 26, 2026 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill.", "notes": []}, {"label": "How It Ended", "text": "The committee of conference -- members of both chambers named to settle the differences between the House and Senate versions -- could not agree on one, and no report was signed. With no version that both chambers had accepted, the bill went no further, and it died."}], "story_people": [{"text": "Sen. Suzanne Prentiss", "label": "Sen. Suzanne Prentiss (D - SD5)", "slug": "suzanne-prentiss-sd-5"}, {"text": "Sen. Regina Birdsell", "label": "Sen. Regina Birdsell (R - SD19)", "slug": "regina-birdsell-sd-19"}, {"text": "Rep. Debra DeSimone", "label": "Rep. Debra DeSimone (R - Rock 18)", "slug": "debra-desimone-rock-18"}, {"text": "Sen. Daryl Abbas", "label": "Sen. Daryl Abbas (R - SD22)", "slug": "daryl-abbas-sd-22"}], "notes": [], "vote_note": "4 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.", "events": [{"date": "2026-01-07", "text": "Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 1, page 15", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2001%20January%207%2C%202026.pdf", "plain": "Introduced and referred to Children and Family Law"}, {"date": "2026-01-13", "text": "Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 10:30 am GP 230", "routine": false, "testimony": {"date": "2026-01-13", "total": 20, "support": 8, "oppose": 12, "neutral": 0, "dated": true}}, {"date": "2026-01-27", "text": "Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:00 am GP 230", "routine": false}, {"date": "2026-01-27", "text": "Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 9-6; RC)", "routine": false, "cite": "HC 6, page 10", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=calendars%5C2026%5CNo%206%20February%206%202026.pdf", "plain": "Majority committee report: pass the bill, 9\u20136"}, {"date": "2026-02-02", "text": "Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate", "routine": false}, {"date": "2026-02-05", "text": "Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Children and Family Law", "routine": false, "cite": "SJ 4", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/Journals/2026/SJ%2004%20February%2019%2C%202026.PDF", "plain": "Introduced and referred to Children and Family Law"}, {"date": "2026-02-12", "text": "Ought to Pass: MA RC 197-157 02/12/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 4, page 9", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2004%20February%2012%2C%202026.pdf", "plain": "Bill passed, 197\u2013157 on a roll call"}, {"date": "2026-02-12", "text": "Referred to Finance 02/12/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 4, page 12", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2004%20February%2012%2C%202026.pdf", "plain": "Referred to Finance"}, {"date": "2026-03-10", "text": "Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/12/2026", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 4, page 62", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/house/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=journals%5C2026%5CHJ%2004%20February%2012%2C%202026.pdf", "plain": "Its second committee's chair waived the referral"}, {"date": "2026-03-19", "text": "Hearing: 03/19/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:50 am", "routine": false, "cite": "SC 10", "cite_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/senate/calendars_journals/viewer.aspx?fileName=Calendars%5C2026%5CNo%2010%20March%2012%202026.pdf", "plain": "Public hearing, 9:50 a.m., Room 100, State House"}, {"date": "2026-04-16", "text": "Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1339s, 04/16/2026; 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Jim Kofalt, Hon. Cody Belanger, Debra Childs, Rep. Debra DiSimone, Rep. Kim Rice, Matthew Bliar, Steven Bliar, Diane Arsenault, Sherly Harianto, and Gayle Drobat."], ["Who opposes the bill", "67 people signed in opposing this bill."], ["Who is neutral on the bill", "Donald Gilbert"]], "completed": "2026-03-27", "sections": [{"label": "Summary of testimony presented", "side": "all", "speakers": [{"who": "Rep. Jim Kofalt (Hillsborough District 32)", "points": ["Parental alienation is when one parent engaged in a pattern of behavior aimed at alienating a child from their other parent, grandparents, or other loved ones.", "The child suffers when pressured to reject a parent, are forced to participate in a conflict they did not create, and are traumatized when taught love is conditional.", "Meaningful relationships with both parents is essential for the child's development.", "Judges often hear claims of parental alienation, this law would give then an objective standard to act swiftly and in the child's best interest and directs them to weigh alienation in custody hearings.", "This definition would exclude good faith protective action a parent may take to shield them from abuse and neglect.", "Rep. Kofalt supports the housekeeping amendment.", {"t": "Senator Long asked if protective action could be withholding visitation from an inebriated parent.", "sub": ["It would be up to the judge to determine if there is a reasonable belief there could be the danger for abuse or neglect."]}, {"t": "Senator Long stated the courts already take too long in determining alienation cases, and asked about a 60 day requirement mentioned by Rep. Kofalt that didn't appear in the bill.", "sub": ["That 60 day requirement is already in law."]}], "member": {"label": "Rep. Jim Kofalt", "party_code": "R", "slug": "jim-kofalt-hills-32"}}, {"who": "Honorable Cody Belanger", "points": ["Formerly a Representative on the Children and Family Law Committee from the town of Epping.", "Parental Alienation Syndrome is not in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fifth Edition (D.S.M. V) for a reason, but the absence of a D.S.M. diagnosis does not mean the underlying behaviors shown aren't already evaluated in legal standards.", "Parental alienation is a pattern of undermining the relationship with the other parent, with a number of examples already having being given, and a continued pattern of conduct with an observable impact on the child.", "Courts routinely show that support of the relationship with the other parent is in the best interest of the child.", "Parental alienation is not dependant on formal diagnoses, but documented behaviors and their impact.", "Studies have shown disruption of a child's relationship with a parent leads to an increased risk of many psychological and social traumas.", "There is a difference between neutral and inappropriate conduct that undermines that relationship. Statements of fact are not inappropriate.", "HB 1323 does not require courts to rely on disputed clinical diagnosis, but that these get incorporated into child's best interest framework."]}, {"who": "Mary Krueger (Supervising Attorney, New Hampshire Legal Assistance)", "points": ["Attorney Krueger supervises the Domestic Violence Project at New Hampshire Legal Assistance.", "This bill increases the litigiousness of family law cases in New Hampshire.", "Parental Alienation Syndrome is not in the bill and was invented in the 1900s to show how mothers will try and alienate children against their fathers.", "These laws are used as an affirmative defense against abuse allegations, and result in domestic violence victims losing custody of their children 43% of the time.", "We already have the best interest provisions that would allow the court to account for the type of behavior described in this bill.", "This bill puts parental alienation and domestic violence on equal footing.", "There is nothing to indicate whether the behaviors described here would actually result in alienation, as children may be acting in ways that indicate alienation because they have actually been abused by that parent.", {"t": "Senator Abbas asked where this bill details an affirmative defense.", "sub": ["It is like an affirmative defense in a civil context. The bill defines parental alienation then puts it into the best interest standard, family access motion, and decision making hearings."]}, {"t": "Senator Abbas responded that in any form of litigation it is allowed to be brought up, and asked what would this allow to be raised that couldn't currently be raised in a custodial case.", "sub": ["They can. This names it in statute, elevating it to be a thing that is highly disputed and controversial. If it is proved, it allows for the gaining of sole decision making and creates an incentive for abusers to allege alienation. Domestic violence survivors are told that they will lose custody and decision making because the actions of their child are attributed to them alienating that parent instead of abuse."]}, {"t": "Senator Abbas highlighted that domestic violence is underreported and that victims seldom recover, then asked where in this definition an abuser can weaponize this policy if it is already something they can raise.", "sub": ["Joint decision making is presumed unless there is domestic violence, now it is unless there is domestic violence or alienation. This bill forces courts to consider alienation when it comes to residential responsibility."]}, {"t": "Senator Abbas asked if this were to become law, why the court wouldn't still take into consideration the history of domestic violence and prior restraining orders, then stated he doesn't see where in the law those factors are getting dismissed. He suggested an amendment that would spell out domestic abuse being considered.", "sub": ["Or that alienation is not used at all if there is abuse.", "This breathes life into something already present, and will be utilized even more if codified.", "Why are we giving parental alienation credibility if you are trying to demonstrate domestic violence? It can already be challenging for the court even when there is a finding of abuse."]}, {"t": "Senator Sullivan asked is \"without good cause\" would cover underlying issues like abuse.", "sub": ["That is a parental access motion, trying to demonstrate there has been interference with parenting time. That section does not carve out a domestic violence exception."]}, {"t": "Senator Long asked if abusers that have been deemed abusers file this alienation claim and on some occasions still receive custody of their child?", "sub": ["Yes, there was a study showing 43% of the time the victimized parent loses custody when alienation was asserted."]}]}, {"who": "Donna Soucy (New Hampshire Association for Justice)", "points": ["Parental alienation is a complex issue not best dealt with in a quick turnaround as is mandated by this bill.", "Back in 2024, HB 1006 passed creating and rewriting the entirety of RSA 461a:4-a family access motion legislation.", "There hasn't been enough time to make an effective analysis of this new process and how it's working.", "The only proof in these cases is from the child, and we don't want to be interrogating children directly as that could cause additional trauma.", "The number of complaints this would create in addition to the new process could bog down the courts.", {"t": "Senator Long asked if Ms. Soucy has an opinion on the effective date being 30 days after passage.", "sub": ["To the extent to which this is creating a whole other category, the concern is that without having enough experience already with the petitions this pase is too accelerative."]}, {"t": "Senator Abbas asked is Ms. Soucy has any thoughts about the issues raised about domestic violence as raised by the prior witness.", "sub": ["Ms. Soucy stated she would get that information to the committee shortly."]}]}, {"who": "Debra Childs (Executive Director, Time to Put Kids First)", "points": ["Ms. Childs has a doctorate studying parental alienation specifically.", "HB 1323 has a clear legal definition and incorporates it into the relevant areas of law.", "Every child deserves the support of both of their parents, parental alienation robs them of that.", "Opponents suggest this legal definition could be misused, but other definitions guide the law and provide judicial consistency.", "Judges already use this term but have to apply it to statute where it is not defined.", "When citizens understand parental alienation they can recognize, correct, and call out the behavior.", "Calling a behavioral legal term \"junk science\" misuses both terms. This is not a diagnosis, but documented harm and behavior. Courts regularly define terms not in the D.S.M.", "Statutes already use the term alienation, as do attorneys and judges, yet there is no definition for judges to refer to.", {"t": "Senator Sullivan asked if this bill protects children from abusive parents.", "sub": ["Absolutely."]}, {"t": "Senator Abbas stated that this is often a pattern of behavior, often seen as animosity toward a parent or entire side of the family, where the explanation for the behavior is not present or not proportional to the animosity, then asked if there are other behaviors.", "sub": ["Without a starting point or definition, judges do not know which behaviors to look for."]}]}, {"who": "Representative Debra DiSimone (Rockingham District 18)", "points": [{"t": "Rep. DiSimone opened by reading prepared testimony by the bill's prime sponsor, Rep. Kim Rice.", "sub": ["Parental alienation causes affection to become conditional and forces children to carry adult conflict, producing a number of psychological problems.", "This bill is not punitive, but instead preventative and corrective.", "When alienation occurs, the system responds too late or none at all."]}, "Alienation begins years before divorce, when children are questioned by parents.", "Children aren't having to testify because the G.A.F. is a neutral party designated to understand the concerns of the child."]}, {"who": "Matthew Bliar", "points": ["Despite being a domestic violence survivor, he was told that if he filed for divorce his then wife would keep their child.", "He was assaulted by his ex-wife and her mother in front of his daughter and has been fighting ever since to see his daughter.", "Mr. Bliar's last text from his daughter was \"I love you\" in 2022.", "He lost a friend to suicide because of parental alienation.", "Hearing opponents say it wouldn't help children goes against his experience. It would help domestic abuse survivors.", "The D.S.M. has a number of terms that are adjacent to and resulting from parental alienation."]}, {"who": "Steven Bliar", "points": ["Parental alienation is a form of emotional kidnapping of the child.", "He has personally witnessed the harmful and costly cause and effect of brainwashing children.", "Mr. Bliar has witnessed even parenting deteriorate to 1-3 supervised hours per week.", "Parental alienation should be punishable by jail time."]}, {"who": "Donald Gilbert (Volunteer Executive Director, New Hampshire Family Justice)", "points": ["This bill would need to be amended on page 3, lines 17-23, as D.C.Y.F. should not have the unilateral authority to determine parental alienation.", "While it would help to have a clear definition, it could give D.C.Y.F. too much authority to use it against someone just because they don't share the same cultural beliefs.", "Mr. Gilbert has seen an alienating behavior increase in his D.C.Y.F. case review.", "The abuser is the one that is alienating.", "There is a need for protection so the victim can use this statute to protect against alienation by that abuser."]}]}]}]}, {"when": "2026-04-16", "time": null, "what": "floor debate", "committee": "Senate", "venue": null, "video_id": "Pa_qxMZlvQ0", "watch": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa_qxMZlvQ0&t=0s", "predicted": null, "start": 1366.2, "debate_end": null, "window_start": null, "motions": ["Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection"], "tallies": [], "state": "floor_dated", "candidate": null, "debate_start": 1366.2, "start_stated": true, "said_how": "number (weak marker)"}, {"when": "2026-04-23", "time": null, "what": "floor debate", "committee": "Senate", "venue": null, "video_id": "u-VQqYC9-HI", "watch": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-VQqYC9-HI&t=0s", "predicted": null, "start": 1681.3, "debate_end": 1801.7, "window_start": null, "motions": ["Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1339s"], "tallies": [], "state": "floor_stated", "candidate": null, "debate_start": 1681.3, "start_stated": true, "said_how": "number"}, {"when": "2026-05-14", "time": null, "what": "floor debate", "committee": "Senate", "venue": null, "video_id": "xkUhsgh3skk", "watch": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkUhsgh3skk&t=0s", "predicted": null, "start": 40665.9, "debate_end": 41185.7, "window_start": null, "motions": ["Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1849s and #2026-1982s and #2026-1981s"], "tallies": [], "state": "floor_stated", "candidate": null, "debate_start": 40665.9, "start_stated": true, "said_how": "number"}, {"when": "2026-05-21", "time": null, "what": "floor debate", "committee": "Senate", "venue": null, "video_id": "hVcaC9YW5Tk", "watch": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVcaC9YW5Tk&t=0s", "predicted": null, "start": null, "debate_end": null, "window_start": null, "motions": ["Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference"], "tallies": [], "state": "floor_dated", "candidate": null}, {"when": "2026-05-26", "time": "13:00", "what": "committee of conference", "committee": null, "venue": "GP 232", "video_id": "Pb-fbfBH7kw", "watch": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb-fbfBH7kw&t=0s", "predicted": null, "start": 14528.6, "debate_end": null, "window_start": null, "motions": [], "tallies": [], "state": "floor_dated", "candidate": null, "debate_start": 14528.6, "start_stated": true, "said_how": "number"}], "reports": [{"bill": "HB1323", "title": "relative to parental alienation", "majority_recommendation": "OUGHT TO PASS", "minority_recommendation": "INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE", "reports": [{"side": "Majority", "author": "Rep. 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Parents who feel that they are being unfairly deprived of a meaningful relationship with their children due to divorce can, and should, seek family counseling and alert the court and the Division for Children, Youth and Families if they believe their children are being psychologically abused or manipulated by the other parent. 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Defines parental alienation to mean a pattern of behavior, conduct, or speech which would damage the relationship of the child and a parent, resulting in the child's fear, negative perception, rejection, or hostility toward their other parent, and adds standards for considering claims of parental alienation in certain cases involving children and parental rights.\nII. Prohibits health carriers from requiring prior authorization for the first physical or occupational therapy visit in any new episode of care, and mandates approval of at least 8 medically necessary treatments after the initial evaluation before further review. This bill also preserves insurers' ability to deny claims deemed not medically necessary.\nIII. Establishes the New Hampshire children's behavioral health association for the purpose of collecting assessments to fund payments to care management entities for the provision of childhood behavioral health services. The association is authorized to collect assessments from insurance carriers, stop loss carriers, and third-party administrators for fully insured and self-funded health plans. The assessment base would include covered lives in the state employee health plan, as well as pooled risk management programs under RSA 5-b. 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Amend RSA 461-A:1 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:\nIV-a. \u201cParental alienation\u201d means a pattern of behavior, conduct, or speech that would damage the relationship of the child and a parent, resulting in the child\u2019s fear, negative perception, rejection, or hostility toward their other parent. This includes, but is not limited to, communicating disparaging remarks to a child about their other parent, manipulating or coercing a child, and unjustified interference with parenting time. \"Parental alienation\" shall not include protective actions taken in good faith based on reasonable belief of abuse or neglect under RSA 169-C, a petition for a restraining order filed in good faith pursuant to RSA 458:16 or RSA 461-A:10, or a petition filed in good faith for a civil protection order pursuant to RSA 633:3-a or RSA 173-B.\n2 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Judicial Enforcement of Parenting Plan; Family Access Motion. Amend RSA 461-A:4-a, I to read as follows:\nI. In the event of parental alienation or substantial and material noncompliance with a court approved parenting plan under this chapter, relative to denying or interfering with parenting time without good cause, the aggrieved parent may file a family access motion for enforcement of the parenting plan. The motion shall state the specific facts which constitute a violation of parenting time from the parenting plan.\n3 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Judicial Enforcement of Parenting Plan; Family Access Motion. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 461-A:4-a, IV to read as follows:\nIV. Upon a written finding by the court pursuant to a motion for a family access order , a motion alleging parental alienation, or a motion for contempt that its order for parenting time has been substantially and materially violated, without good cause, the court shall order a remedy, which may include, but not be limited to:\n4 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Decision-making Responsibility. Amend RSA 461-A:5, III to read as follows:\nIII. Where the court finds that abuse as defined in RSA 173-B:1, I , or parental alienation as defined in RSA 461-A:1, IV-a, has occurred, the court shall consider such abuse or parental alienation as harmful to children and as evidence in determining whether joint decision-making responsibility is appropriate. In such cases, the court shall make orders for the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities that best protect the children or the abused spouse or both. If joint decision-making responsibility is granted despite evidence of abuse or parental alienation , the court shall provide written findings to support the order.\n5 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Determination of Parental Rights and Responsibilities. Amend RSA 461-A:6, I(j)-(m) to read as follows:\n(j) Any evidence of parental alienation, as defined in RSA 461-A:1, and the impact of parental alienation on the child and on the relationship between the child and the parents.\n(k) Any evidence of abuse, as defined in RSA 173-B:1, I or RSA 169-C:3, II, and the impact of the abuse on the child and on the relationship between the child and the abusing parent.\n[ (k) ] (l) If a parent is incarcerated, the reason for and the length of the incarceration, and any unique issues that arise as a result of incarceration.\n[ (l) ] (m) The policy of the state regarding the determination of parental rights and responsibilities described in RSA 461-A:2.\n[ (m) ] (n) Any other additional factors the court deems relevant.\n6 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Modification. Amend RSA 461-A:11, I(b) to read as follows:\n(b) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that parental alienation has occurred or repeated, intentional, and unwarranted interference by a parent with the residential responsibilities of the other parent, the court may order a change in the parental rights and responsibilities [ without the necessity of ] upon a showing of harm to the child, if the court determines that such change would be in accordance with the best interests of the child.\n7 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Grandparents' Visitation Rights. Amend RSA 461-A:13, II(b) to read as follows:\n(b) Whether allegations of parental alienation exist or if such visitation would interfere with any parent-child relationship or with a parent's authority over the child.\n8 Parental Rights and Responsibilities; Attorneys' Fees in Contempt and Parental Alienation Cases. Amend RSA 461-A:15 to read as follows:\n461-A:15 Attorneys' Fees in Contempt and Parental Alienation Cases. In any proceeding under this chapter in which a party alleges, and the court finds, that the other party has failed without just cause to obey a prior order, including cases of parental alienation, the court shall award reasonable costs and attorneys' fees to the prevailing party.\n9 Guardianship of Minors and Estates of Minors; Statement of Purpose. Amend RSA 463:1 to read as follows:\n463:1 Statement of Purpose.\nI. It is the purpose of this chapter to secure for a minor an environment of stability and security by providing for the appointment of a guardian of the person when such appointment is in the best interests of the minor; and to provide for the appointment of a guardian of the estate for the proper management of the property and financial affairs of the minor.\nII. This chapter is designed to provide procedural and substantive safeguards for the rights of parents and their minor children. Implicit in this chapter shall be the recognition that the interests of a minor are generally best promoted in the minor's own home unless the best interests of the minor require substitution or supplementation of parental care and supervision.\nIII. For purposes of determining the best interest of the child under this chapter, the court shall consider the factors set forth in RSA 461-A:6.\n10 New Section; Managed Care Law; Prior Authorization for Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy; When Required. Amend RSA 420-J by inserting after section 6-e the following new section:\n420-J:6-f Prior Authorization for Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy; When Required.\nI. A health carrier shall not require prior authorization for physical therapy and occupational therapy, as defined in RSA 328-A:2, XI and RSA 326-C:1, IV, respectively, for the first visit of each new episode of care. Health carriers may require prior authorization following the covered person\u2019s first visit. Each health carrier shall provide prior authorization for physical therapy and occupational therapy, if medically necessary based on the evaluation of the patient at the initial visit, for not less than 8 treatments before requiring additional review for medical necessity, unless otherwise specified in the plan sponsor\u2019s contract with the health carrier. For purposes of this section, \"new episode of care\" means treatment for a new condition or treatment for a recurring condition for which an enrollee has not been treated within the previous 60 days.\nII. This section shall not limit the right of a health carrier to deny a claim when an appropriate prospective or retrospective review concludes that the health care services or treatment rendered were not medically necessary.\n11 New Subdivision; System of Care for Children's Mental Health; New Hampshire Children's Behavioral Health Association. Amend RSA 135-F by inserting after section 9 the following new subdivision:\nNew Hampshire Children's Mental Health Association\n135-F:10 Definitions. In this chapter:\nI. \"Assessable coverage\" means:\n(a) Health coverage as defined in RSA 420-G:2, IX;\n(b) Stop loss coverage that conforms with RSA 415-H:3, or other group excess loss insurance purchased against the risk that any particular claim, or total liability, will exceed a specified dollar amount; or\n(c) Group health plan, as defined by 42 U.S.C. section 300gg-91(a).\nII. \"Assessable entity\" means any:\n(a) Health maintenance organization, as defined by RSA 420-B:1, VI.\n(b) Third party administrator, as defined by RSA 402-H:1, I.\n(c) Entity providing administrator services and required to register with the insurance commissioner under RSA 402-H:11-a or RSA 402-H:11-b.\n(d) Insurance company licensed pursuant to RSA 401:1, IV.\n(e) Health service corporation, as defined by RSA 420-A:1, III.\nIII. \"Assessable lives\" means all children under 19 years of age residing in the state who have assessable coverage written or administered by an assessable entity, with the exception of children whose childhood behavioral health services are paid for under Medicaid.\nIV. \"Assessment\" means the assessable entity's liability with respect to the childhood behavioral health services determined in accordance with this chapter. For purposes of rate setting and medical loss ratio calculations, all association assessments are considered pharmaceutical or medical benefit costs and not regulatory costs. In the event of any insolvency or similar proceeding affecting any payer, assessments shall be included in the highest priority of obligations to be paid by or on behalf of such payer.\nV. \"Association\" means the New Hampshire children's behavioral health association.\nVI. \"Board\" means the board of directors of the New Hampshire children's behavioral health association.\nVII. \"Care management entity\" means an organizational entity that serves as a centralized entity to coordinate all care for youth with complex behavioral health challenges who are involved in multiple systems and their families, as defined in RSA 135-F:4.\nVIII. \"Childhood behavioral health services\" mean any of the following services:\n(a) Behavioral health intensive in-home services, which are therapeutic interventions delivered to children and families in their homes and other community settings to improve child and family functioning and prevent out-of-home placement. The components of intensive in-home services include, but are not limited to individual and family therapy, skills training and behavioral interventions, functional supports, and family support and training.\n(b) Behavioral health intensive structured outpatient programs, which include short-term, clinically intensive, structured day or evening service for a child with a behavioral health disorder, and provides multidisciplinary treatment to address the subacute needs of children and youth, while allowing them to continue to work or attend school and be part of family life.\n(c) Intensive care coordination, including but not limited to evidence based approaches like a high-fidelity wraparound for children and youth with significant behavioral health conditions, which includes assessment and service planning, accessing and arranging for services, coordinating multiple services, including access to crisis services. Assisting the child and family to meet basic needs, advocating for the child and family, and monitoring progress are also included. The wraparound \"facilitator\" is the intensive care coordinator who organizes, convenes, and coordinates this process.\n(d) Parent and youth peer support services provided by trained peer support specialists.\nIX. \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services.\nX. \"Estimated cost\" means the estimated cost to the state over the course of a state fiscal year to reimburse the care management entities for provision of the childhood behavioral health services they provide to assessable lives.\nXI. \"Provider\" means a person licensed or certified by this state, or otherwise qualified to provide health care services to persons or a partnership or corporation made up of those persons.\nXII. \"Total non-federal program cost\" means the estimated childhood behavioral health services cost less the amount of federal revenue available to the state for the administration and provision of childhood behavioral health services.\n135-F:11 New Hampshire Children's Behavioral Health Association Established. There is hereby created a nonprofit corporation to be known as the New Hampshire children's behavioral health association. The association is formed to assess assessable entities for the cost of childhood behavioral health services provided to certain children in New Hampshire.\n135-F:12 Membership, Powers, and Duties of the New Hampshire Children's Behavioral Health Association.\nI. The New Hampshire children's behavioral health association shall be comprised of all assessable entities.\nII. The New Hampshire children's behavioral health association shall be a not-for-profit, voluntary corporation under RSA 292 and shall possess all general powers of a not-for-profit corporation.\nIII. The board of directors shall include:\n(a) Three representatives selected from the assessable entities currently writing, maintaining, or administering assessable coverage through a voting process where votes are based on assessable lives. The plan of operation shall provide details for this selection process.\n(b) Two health care provider representatives appointed by the commissioner.\n(c) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, who shall serve as an ex officio member.\n(d) The commissioner of the department of insurance who shall serve as an ex-officio member.\n(e) One member appointed by the governor and council who shall represent self-insured entities.\n(f) One public member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.\n(g) One public member appointed by the president of the senate.\nIV. The directors' terms and appointments shall be specified in the plan of operation adopted by the New Hampshire children's behavioral health association.\nV. The board of directors of the association shall:\n(a) Prepare and adopt articles of association and bylaws.\n(b) Prepare and adopt a plan of operation.\n(c) Submit the plan of operation to the commissioner of insurance for approval after the consultation with the commissioner.\n(d) Conduct all activities in accordance with the approved plan of operation.\n(e) On an annual basis, no later than November 1 of each year, establish the amount of the assessment for the succeeding year.\n(f) Enter into contracts as necessary or proper to collect and disburse the assessment.\n(g) Enter into contracts as necessary or proper to administer the plan of operation.\n(h) Sue or be sued, including taking any legal action necessary or proper for the recovery of any assessment for, on behalf of, or against members of the association or other participating person.\n(i) Appoint from among its directors, committees as necessary to provide technical assistance in the operation of the association, including the hiring of independent consultants as necessary.\n(j) Determine an assessment amount and collect payments from assessed entities in accordance with RSA 135-F:13.\n(k) Submit an annual report to the commissioner of insurance, in a manner and form determined by the commissioner, listing the association membership base, providing a count of assessable lives by assessable entity, identifying changes in assessable lives by assessable entity, describing the collection of assessments, listing payment delinquencies, and containing such other related information as the commissioner may require.\n(l) Allow each assessable entity up to 45 days after the closing of each calendar quarter to report its assessable lives and remit its corresponding assessment amount as calculated pursuant to RSA 135-F:13.\n(m) Collect assessments from assessable entities as calculated under RSA 135-F:13 and deposit said assessments less the association's administrative costs annually and reserves with the state treasurer to the credit of the childhood behavioral health services fund established pursuant to RSA 135-F:19. At the written request of the association following a majority vote of the board of directors, any funds forwarded to the state treasurer for the childhood behavioral health services fund remaining unexpended for childhood behavioral health services, shall promptly be returned to the association.\n(n) Be authorized to enter into one or more agreements with other applicable authorities in surrounding states to reduce the risk of duplicate assessments and to assure provision of childhood behavioral health services for children who are residents of this state but who receive childhood behavioral health services in other states. Any costs relating to any such agreement shall be considered additional childhood behavioral health services costs of the program for purposes of determining the association's assessments.\n(o) Adopt procedures by which affiliated assessable entities calculate their assessment on an aggregate basis and procedures to ensure that no assessable life is counted more than once. Unless otherwise determined by the board, the assessable entity responsible for the payment of the provider's administrative costs for childhood behavioral health services shall be the entity responsible for reporting assessable lives and payment of the corresponding assessment.\n(p) Submit an annual report regarding the association's activities and its financial reports adopted by the department of health and human services to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor.\n(q) Perform any other functions as may be necessary or proper to carry out the plan of operation.\n135-F:13 Assessment Determination.\nI. The board shall determine an assessment for each assessable entity in accordance with this section. An assessment determination made pursuant to this section is a medical benefit cost and not a regulatory cost for purposes of calculating the carrier's medical loss ratio.\nII. In determining the assessment amount, the board shall:\n(a) Estimate the total non-federal program cost for the succeeding year;\n(b) Add its anticipated operating costs for the succeeding year and such additional working capital reserves as may be established by the board from time to time;\n(c) Add a reserve of up to 10 percent of the anticipated cost under subparagraph (a) for unanticipated costs associated with providing childhood behavioral health services to children covered; and\n(d) Subtract the amount of any unexpended assessments collected in the preceding year along with any unexpended interest accrued to the fund during the preceding year.\nIII. The board shall include in its plan of operations, details regarding the timing for assessment collections, and the form and format assessable entities shall use to calculate assessments.\nIV. The board shall include in its plan of operation details regarding payment due dates, grace periods, late payment fees, interest, and other details regarding the collection of assessments.\nV. The board may determine an interim assessment for new childhood behavioral health services or unanticipated shortfalls in the association's ability to meet childhood behavioral health services funding needs. The board shall calculate the interim assessment in accordance with paragraph II, and the interim assessment is payable the calendar quarter that begins no less than 30 days following the establishment of the interim assessment. The board shall not impose more than one interim assessment per year.\nVI. In the event that the association discontinues operation for any reason, any unexpended assessments, including unexpended funds from prior assessments in the state vaccine purchase fund, shall be refunded to payees in proportion to the respective assessment payments by payees over the most recent 8 quarters prior to discontinuation of association operations.\n135-F:14 Powers and Duties. In addition to the duties and powers enumerated elsewhere in this chapter:\nI. The commissioner of insurance shall, after notice from the association, issue a show cause order to any assessable entity that fails to comply with the association's plan of operation. In addition to late fees and other penalties imposed by the association, assessable entities may, after a finding of just cause, be subject to a minimum fine of $5,000, a maximum fine of 25 percent of the total amount of delinquent assessments, and licensure suspension.\nII. The insurance commissioner shall annually review the assessment report required under RSA 135-F:12, V(k) to ensure that all assessable entities are participating in the association and that all assessable entities have accurately reported assessable lives. The association shall remedy any problem identified by the commissioner with respect to assessable entities and assessable lives.\nIII. The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as necessary to carry out the purposes of this subdivision.\n135-F:15 Examinations and Annual Reports. The board of directors shall submit to the commissioner, no later than 120 days after the close of the association's fiscal year, a financial report in a form approved by the commissioner.\n135-F:16 Exemption From Taxes. The association shall be exempt from payment of all fees and all taxes levied by this state or any of its subdivisions, except taxes levied on real property.\n135-F:17 Immunity from Liability. There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any association member or its agents or employees, the association or its agents or employees, members of the board of directors, or the commissioner or the commissioner's representatives, for any action or omission by them in the performance of their powers and duties under this chapter.\n135-F:18 Severability of Chapter. If any provisions of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.\n135-F:19 Childhood Behavioral Health Services Fund. There is hereby established a childhood behavioral health services fund for the payment to the care management entities for the provision of childhood behavioral health services. Any funds provided to the department for this purpose and deposited in the fund shall not be used for any other purpose. Moneys in the fund shall be continually appropriated to the commissioner.\n12 New Subparagraph; State Treasurer; Application of Receipts. Amended RSA 6:12, I(b) by inserting after subparagraph (410) the following new subparagraph:\n(411) Moneys deposited in the childhood behavioral health services fund established in RSA 135-F:19.\n13 Insurance; Coverage for Certain Biologically-Based Mental Illnesses. Amend RSA 417-E:1, V-a to read as follows:\nV-a. The commissioner shall periodically require health insurers, health service corporations, and health maintenance organizations to submit the comparative analysis described in 42 U.S.C. section 300gg-26(a)(8)(A) for review to ensure compliance with this chapter and with the Act. These comparative analyses shall also include specific comparative data for medical/surgical benefits and mental health and substance use disorder benefits available to consumers by age group including ages 0-5 years and 18 years and younger, and including services available, coverage guidelines, denial rates, complaints about lack of services, network capacity data, provider qualifications and restrictions for comparable services, and other factors that indicate whether there are barriers to care that affect parity. To the extent allowable under state and federal law, such analysis shall be made public.\n14 Effective Date.\nI. Sections 1-10 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.\nII. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.\nLBA\n26-2985\n5/19/26\nHB 1323-FN- FISCAL NOTE\nAS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENTS #2026-1849s, #2026-1982s, #2026-1981s)\nAN ACT relative to parental alienation, limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services, relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.\nMETHODOLOGY:\nSections 1 thru 9\nSections 1 thru 9 of this bill defines \u201cparental alienation\u201d and requires courts to consider evidence of such behavior in determining parental rights and responsibilities, decision-making authority, and related family law matters. The bill also expands the availability of family access motions to include allegations of parental alienation and requires the court to award attorneys\u2019 fees in certain cases.\nThe Judicial Branch states this bill will increase General Fund expenditures beginning in FY 2027 by an indeterminable amount as the bill expands family law case requirements and is expected to increase the number and complexity of filings in the Family Division. The expansion of family access motions to include allegations of parental alienation and additional procedural requirements will require increased case processing, judicial review, and staff support. The Branch states to administer this bill they need one case manager at labor grade 22, step 3, with an estimated cost of a $89,000 starting in FY 2028. In addition, one senior court operations specialist at labor grade 19, step 3, would be required, at a cost of $84,000 in FY 2028 and forward. The combined cost for these two positions is therefore estimated at approximately $173,000 in FY 2028 and forward, with half the impact felt in FY 2027. These amounts include salary, benefits, and equipment.\nThe Branch notes there may be additional costs associated with judicial and staff training, case form revisions, and updates to case processing manuals. The Branch estimates the fiscal impact on expenditures to be between $100,000 to $200,000 annually starting in FY 2028, with half the impact felt in FY 2027. It is assumed the Branch would include the costs of the two positions in their FY 2028 and FY 2029 budget request.\nSection 10\nSection 10 of this bill amends RSA 420-J to prohibit health carriers from requiring prior authorization for the first visit of physical therapy and occupational therapy for each new episode of care and requires approval of at least 8 medically necessary treatments following the initial evaluation before additional review. A \u201cnew episode of care\u201d is defined as treatment for a new condition or a condition not treated within the previous 60 days. Health carriers may still deny claims if treatment is determined not to be medically necessary.\nThe Insurance Department states prior authorization is a commonly used cost-containment mechanism in health insurance. The Department indicates that limiting prior authorization requirements for these services may increase the frequency of claims and total claims costs for physical and occupational therapy services. Increased claims costs may result in higher insurance premiums, which would increase Insurance Premium Tax revenue deposited into the General Fund. The Department estimates the increase in state revenue to be indeterminable but likely between $250,000 and $1,250,000 annually.\nTo the extent counties and municipalities purchase group health insurance, they could see an increase in their health insurance premiums.\nSection 11 thru 23\nSections 11 thru 23 of this bill creates an association for the purpose of collecting assessments to fund payments to care management entities for the provision of childhood behavioral health services. The Association is authorized to collect assessments from insurance carriers, stop loss carriers, and third-party administrators for fully insured and self-funded health plans. The assessment base would include covered lives in the state employee health plan, as well as pooled risk management programs under RSA 5-b. The funds provided for this purpose would be deposited in the Childhood Behavioral Health Services Fund created by the bill.\nThe fiscal analysis that follows is based on information provided by the Insurance and Health and Human Services Departments in response to an equivalent bill from the 2025 legislative session.\nThe Insurance Department (NHID) estimates that the number of covered lives will be approximately 160,000. The NHID states that the assessment amount is indeterminable, as it is based primarily on an estimate of the cost of reimbursing care management entities for the provision of childhood behavioral health services they provide to assessable lives. The NHID assumes this refers to costs currently covered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for the Medicaid population. In addition to program costs, the assessment would also cover administrative costs, as well as maintain a 10 percent reserve. The NHID estimates the administrative costs would be approximately $175,000 and would likely increase with inflation.\nThe NHID assumes the assessment in the bill would exert upward pressure on premiums and increase costs for self-funded plans, including the state employee health plan and municipal pooled risk management programs. Any increases to premiums would increase the corresponding premium tax dollars collected. However, a significant rise in health insurance premiums could also cause consumers to purchase cheaper, less benefit rich plans or forgo the purchase of health insurance altogether, which could have a negative impact on the premium tax collected. County and local government expenditures for health insurance could be impacted. The NHID notes the assessment amount would also be subject to retaliatory taxes by other states which would cause NH domestic insurers\u2019 tax base in other states to rise as well.\nThe NHID assumes the total assessment, administrative cost and 10% reserve percentage would likely be greater the $2.5 million per year and that it would likely be able to absorb any additional responsibilities within its current budget. The NHID notes that it is possible the legality of this proposed assessment could be challenged, which could result in additional litigation costs for the State.\nThe Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) assumes the money in the dedicated Childhood Behavioral Health Services Fund would not lapse, though the language as written does not currently indicate that, so if enacted as proposed, the funds would lapse at the end of each fiscal year. The DHHS assumes the expenses to support the New Hampshire Children's Mental Health Association operation would also be funded from this revenue source and suggests this be clarified in proposed RSA 135-F:13. The DHHS anticipates the bill would result in an indeterminable increase in state revenues and expenditures. The estimated range of impact would likely be $2,000,000 to $3,000,000 per fiscal year. In the last three calendar years, the Care Management Entity billing for these services, paid for with State funds, ranged from $1.1 million to $2 million. The range estimated was determined utilizing this actual data as a base, with additional amounts added in consideration of the assessment determination outlined in Section 135-F:13, such as the reserve of up to 10 percent of the anticipated cost, additional working capital reserves as may be established by the board from time to time, and the board\u2019s operations.\nThe DHHS notes a possible error in Section 135-F:13 VI, as it references the \u201cstate vaccine purchase fund\u201d and not the \u201cChildhood Behavioral Health Services Fund.\u201d\nIt is assumed that any fiscal impact would occur after FY 2026.\nAGENCIES CONTACTED:\nJudicial Branch, Insurance Department, and Department of Health and Human Services", "in_text": [{"date": "04/23/2026", "short": "1339s", "num": "2026-1339s"}, {"date": "05/14/2026", "short": "1849s", "num": "2026-1849s"}, {"date": "05/14/2026", "short": "1982s", "num": "2026-1982s"}, {"date": "05/14/2026", "short": "1981s", "num": "2026-1981s"}], "chars": 35411}, "nver": 3, "namd": 5, "rsa": {"RSA 169-C": "/laws/169-c", "RSA 461-A:1": "/laws/461-a#s1", "RSA 458:16": "/laws/458#s16", "RSA 461-A:10": "/laws/461-a#s10", "RSA 633:3-a": "/laws/633#s3-a", "RSA 173-B": "/laws/173-b", "RSA 461-A:4-a": "/laws/461-a#s4-a", "RSA 461-A:5": "/laws/461-a#s5", "RSA 173-B:1": "/laws/173-b#s1", "RSA 461-A:6": "/laws/461-a#s6", "RSA 169-C:3": "/laws/169-c#s3", "RSA 461-A:2": "/laws/461-a#s2", "RSA 461-A:11": "/laws/461-a#s11", "RSA 461-A:13": "/laws/461-a#s13", "RSA 461-A:15": "/laws/461-a#s15", "RSA 463:1": "/laws/463#s1", "RSA 420-J": "/laws/420-j", "RSA 328-A:2": "/laws/328-a#s2", "RSA 326-C:1": "/laws/326-c#s1", "RSA 135-F": "/laws/135-f", "RSA 420-G:2": "/laws/420-g#s2", "RSA 415-H:3": "/laws/415-h#s3", "RSA 420-B:1": "/laws/420-b#s1", "RSA 402-H:1": "/laws/402-h#s1", "RSA 402-H:11-a": "/laws/402-h#s11-a", "RSA 402-H:11-b": "/laws/402-h#s11-b", "RSA 401:1": "/laws/401#s1", "RSA 420-A:1": "/laws/420-a#s1", "RSA 135-F:4": "/laws/135-f#s4", "RSA 292": "/laws/292", "RSA 135-F:13": "/laws/135-f", "RSA 135-F:19": "/laws/135-f", "RSA 135-F:12": "/laws/135-f", "RSA 541-A": "/laws/541-a", "RSA 6:12": "/laws/6#s12", "RSA 417-E:1": "/laws/417-e#s1", "RSA 5-b": "/laws/5-b"}, "amends": {"RSA 461-A:1": "/laws/461-a#s1", "RSA 461-A:4-a": "/laws/461-a#s4-a", "RSA 461-A:5": "/laws/461-a#s5", "RSA 461-A:6": "/laws/461-a#s6", "RSA 461-A:11": "/laws/461-a#s11", "RSA 461-A:13": "/laws/461-a#s13", "RSA 461-A:15": "/laws/461-a#s15", "RSA 463:1": "/laws/463#s1", "RSA 420-J": "/laws/420-j", "RSA 135-F": "/laws/135-f", "RSA 417-E:1": "/laws/417-e#s1"}, "related": [{"g": 2, "o": "2025-2026/SB498", "n": "SB 498-FN", "t": "relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.", "y": 2026, "c": "Interim Study", "s": "It contains the text of {b}, a shorter bill."}, {"g": 2, "o": "2025-2026/SB128", "n": "SB 128-FN", "t": "relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.", "y": 2025, "c": "Died", "s": "It contains the text of {b}, a shorter bill."}, {"g": 2, "o": "2025-2026/SB480", "n": "SB 480-FN", "t": "limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services.", "y": 2026, "c": "Died", "s": "It contains the text of {b}, a shorter bill."}]}