---
type: "Bill"
title: "amending the alimony statute due to changes in federal tax law."
description: "amending the alimony statute due to changes in federal tax law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 16"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 16 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M Carson"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af9ec3a3-911e-435f-83af-91bdfb005052"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0963&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "5cda5593ea95e29e6a774ddea14deb0b138ff2c0d26ab9bbdbc7a15929a66359"
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 16 (2021) — amending the alimony statute due to changes in federal tax law.

## Version chain

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


## Sponsors

- Sharon M Carson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** To Be Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 2 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-07** Remote Hearing: 01/12/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 6
- **2021-01-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/04/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Ought to Pass: RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/04/2021; SJ 3 `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 4 P. 48 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Public Hearing: 04/21/2021 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93446087542 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-05-11** Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 26 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 3 `passage`
- **2021-07-01** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-01** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-13** Signed by the Governor on 07/09/2021; Chapter 0113; Effective 07/09/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af9ec3a3-911e-435f-83af-91bdfb005052`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).