---
type: "Bill"
title: "limiting parental liability under a CHINS petition in certain circumstances."
description: "limiting parental liability under a CHINS petition in certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 414"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 414 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21dd2222-16c9-4bf8-a58b-06abb5debf70"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0155&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "41d5c4af4473d94376ca6d65e8d46cfad49d340023b55b7a4d44ee212b3d7135"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 414 (2017) — limiting parental liability under a CHINS petition in certain circumstances.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2017-1456s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1456s&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-11** Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Finance HJ 3 P. 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** Public Hearing: 01/24/2017 01:30 PM LOB 210-211
- **2017-01-19** ==RECESSED== Division III Work Session: 01/25/2017 01:45 PM LOB 210-211
- **2017-01-26** ==RECESSED== Division III Work Session: 01/26/2017 12:15 PM LOB 210-211
- **2017-01-26** ==CONTINUED== Division III Work Session: 02/01/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2017-02-01** Division III Work Session: 02/07/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2017-02-15** Executive Session: 02/28/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2017-02-15** Division III Work Session: 02/22/2017 10:00 AM LOB 210-211
- **2017-03-01** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0543h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 26-0; CC) HC 14 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Amendment # 2017-0543h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 31
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 0543h: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 31 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-13** Hearing: 04/18/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:30 pm; SC 19
- **2017-04-19** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1456s, 04/27/2017; SC 20 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27** Committee Amendment # 2017-1456s, AA, VV; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
- **2017-04-27** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1456s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/27/2017; SJ 15 `passage`
- **2017-05-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/18/2017; SC 23 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-18** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2017; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1456s (Rep. Kurk): MA VV 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 5
- **2017-06-27** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 25
- **2017-06-27** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-12** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/10/2017; Chapter 219; Eff. 7/10/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21dd2222-16c9-4bf8-a58b-06abb5debf70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).