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HB162: relative to supported decision making.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2023 HB162
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Passed/Adopted
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
03/21/2023 at 02:00 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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CHAPTER 15

HB 162 - FINAL VERSION

14Feb2023... 0116h

2023 SESSION

23-0739

04/10

HOUSE BILL 162

AN ACT relative to supported decision making.

SPONSORS: Rep. Mooney, Hills. 12; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 7; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Sen. Avard, Dist 12

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill makes technical corrections to the supported decision-making law in RSA 464-D:7.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14Feb2023... 0116h 23-0739

04/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to supported decision making.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

15:1 Supported Decision Making; Form and Content of Valid Agreement. Amend RSA 464-D:7, III and the introductory paragraph of RSA 464-D:7, IV to read as follows:

III. A supported decision-making agreement is only valid if all of the following occur:

(a) The agreement is in a writing that contains the elements of the form contained in RSA 464-D:16.

(b) [[Omitted.]

(c)] The agreement is dated.

[(d)] (c) The agreement is signed in the presence of 2 adult witnesses, or before a notary public, justice of the peace, or commissioner of deeds.

[(e)] (d) Each party to the agreement has signed the agreement voluntarily and with an understanding of the nature and effect of the agreement.

IV. The 2 adult witnesses required by subparagraph [III(d)] III(c) may not be any of the following:

15:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 04, 2023

Effective Date: July 03, 2023