---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to termination of the parent-child relationship in cases of sexual assault."
description: "relative to termination of the parent-child relationship in cases of sexual assault."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 166"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 166 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7fbf1ca-97b8-4159-b179-019ec37c6352"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0921&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "c351791a0eafb954add7c096196f387592e68ff9669cf03abc8d6083ad808698"
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 SB 166 (2017) — relative to termination of the parent-child relationship in cases of sexual assault.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1008h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1008h&txtFormat=amend)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Hearing: 01/31/2017, Room 100, SH, 09:40 am; SC 8
- **2017-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/23/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/23/2017; SJ 7 `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Introduced 02/16/2017 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 8 P. 45 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Public Hearing: 03/21/2017 10:00 AM LOB 206
- **2017-04-04** Executive Session: 04/11/2017 11:00 AM LOB 206
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1008h for 04/20/2017 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 20 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Amendment # 2017-1008h: AA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 2
- **2017-04-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1008h: MA VV 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 2 `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
- **2017-05-24** Enrolled (In recess 05/18/2017); SJ 18
- **2017-05-24** Enrolled 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 9
- **2017-06-13** Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2017; Chapter 0093; Effective 01/01/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7fbf1ca-97b8-4159-b179-019ec37c6352`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).