Bill Text: NH HB475 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Establishing a right to submit evidence and testimony in family court proceedings.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-25 - Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; Consent Calendar; Senate Calendar 17 [HB475 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB475-Amended.html
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
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.
