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HB475: establishing a right to submit evidence and testimony in family court proceedings.

Citation
2024 HB475
Official source

Bill details

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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Interim Study
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
04/18/2024 at 01:30 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts Children and family law

Official links

HB 475 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

3Jan2024... 2324h

2023 SESSION

23-0558

04/08

HOUSE BILL 475

AN ACT establishing a right to submit evidence and testimony in family court proceedings.

SPONSORS: Rep. Post, Hills. 42; Rep. Ulery, Hills. 13; Rep. Andrus, Merr. 5; Rep. McMahon, Rock. 17; Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 30; Rep. Preece, Hills. 17

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that parties in a family court proceeding shall have the right to present evidence and testimony.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

3Jan2024... 2324h 23-0558

04/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT establishing a right to submit evidence and testimony in family court proceedings.

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

1 New Section; Judicial Branch Family Division; Evidence and Testimony. Amend RSA 490-D by inserting after section 3 the following new section:

490-D:3-a Evidence and Testimony. If the court admits evidence or testimony over the objection of one of the parties, or the court chooses not to admit evidence or testimony offered by one of the parties, the court shall note in the record the reason for its decision.

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