CHAPTER 93
SB 278-FN - FINAL VERSION
2025 SESSION
25-1095
11/09
SENATE BILL 278-FN
SPONSORS: Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill includes qualifying convictions from other states as grounds for termination of parental rights petitions.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-1095
11/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
93:1 Termination of Parental Rights; Qualifying Convictions. Amend RSA 170-C:5, VII to read as follows:
VII. The parent has been convicted of one or more of the following offenses:
(a) Murder, pursuant to RSA 630:1-a or 630:1-b, or the equivalent conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, of another child of the parent, a sibling or step-sibling of the child, the child's other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who resided with the defendant.
(b) Manslaughter, pursuant to RSA 630:2, or the equivalent conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, of another child of the parent, a sibling or step-sibling of the child, the child's other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who resided with the defendant.
(c) Attempt, pursuant to RSA 629:1, solicitation, pursuant to RSA 629:2, or conspiracy, pursuant to RSA 629:3, to commit any of the offenses specified in subparagraphs VII(a) and VII(b), or the equivalent conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) A felony assault under RSA 631:1, 631:2, 632-A:2, or 632-A:3, or the equivalent conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction which resulted in injury to the child, a sibling or step-sibling of the child, the child's other parent, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity, including a minor child who resided with the defendant.
93:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
Approved: June 10, 2025
Effective Date: January 01, 2026