New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 257 — establishing the crime of criminal neglect of a child.

Last action — Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1038h (NT) 10/22/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC)

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1038h (NT) 10/22/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC)

  2. ==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 10/22/2025 10:00 am GP 230

  3. ==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 10/22/2025 01:00 pm GP 230

  4. Retained in Committee

  5. Executive Session: 03/19/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204

  6. ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/14/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204

  7. Recommit (Rep. Roy): MA DV 371-2 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 34

  8. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  9. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/07/2025 (Vote 11-5; RC) HC 12 P. 15

  10. Executive Session: 01/29/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204

  11. Subcommittee Work Session: 01/29/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204

  12. ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 02:30 pm LOB 202-204

  13. Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303

  14. Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 12

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 408 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (408)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 257?
HB 257 is sponsored by Skip Rollins (Republican), Michael Moffett (Republican), Ruth Ward (Republican), Diane Pauer (Republican), Hope Damon (Democrat), Cassandra Levesque (Democrat), and Brian Sullivan (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 257?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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