New Hampshire 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 8 D cosponsors

HB 261 — relative to rights of tenants in cases of domestic violence.

Last action — Signed by Governor Sununu 05/14/2024; Chapter 9; eff. 01/01/2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).

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Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor Sununu 05/14/2024; Chapter 9; eff. 01/01/2025

  2. Enrolled 05/02/2024 adopted HJ 12 P. 44

  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/02/2024); SJ 12

  4. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-0574s (Rep. Lynn): MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 9

  5. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0574s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/08/2024; SJ 3

  6. Sen. Chandley Floor Amendment # 2024-0574s, AA, VV; 02/08/2024; SJ 3

  7. Committee Amendment # 2024-0009s, AF, VV; 02/08/2024; SJ 3

  8. Special Order to the End of the Calendar, Without Objection, MA; 02/08/2024; SJ 3

  9. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0009, 02/08/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 6

  10. Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection; 01/18/2024; SJ 2

  11. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0009, 01/18/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 3

  12. Special Order to Next Session, Without Objection; 01/03/2024; SJ 1

  13. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0009s, 01/03/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 49

  14. Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/11/2023; SJ 14

  15. Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/11/2023; SC 21

  16. Hearing: 04/11/2023, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 17

  17. Introduced 03/23/2023 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 12

  18. Reconsider HB26 (Rep. Adjutant): MF DV 190-194 03/23/2023 HJ 11 P. 29

  19. Ought to Pass: MA DV 193-191 03/23/2023 HJ 11 P. 29

  20. Committee Report: Without Recommendation 03/08/2023 (Vote ; RC) HC 16 P. 37

  21. Executive Session: 03/08/2023 10:00 am LOB 206-208

  22. ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/09/2023 09:00 am LOB 206-208

  23. Executive Session: 02/08/2023 11:00 am LOB 206-208

  24. Public Hearing: 01/25/2023 11:15 am LOB 206-208

  25. Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 8

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 406 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (406)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 261?
HB 261 is sponsored by Kathy Staub (Democrat), Jodi Newell (Democrat), Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Daniel Veilleux (Democrat), Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat), Cassandra Levesque (Democrat), Cam E. Kenney, Christine Seibert (Democrat), and Ellen Read (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 261?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.
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