---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to permanency planning under the child protection act."
description: "relative to permanency planning under the child protection act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 93"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 93 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon M Carson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/485c972d-5158-489c-851d-f3180656eba8"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0941&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "08fd33d7347bc916e9cd780732cf5274445f14a9119a2de238af9ca791296740"
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 93 (2021) — relative to permanency planning under the child protection act.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2055e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2055e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Sharon M Carson — primary (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin A. Avard — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Rice — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** Introduced 01/06/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Remote Hearing: 02/02/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 9
- **2021-03-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0763s, 03/18/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Committee Amendment # 2021-0763s, RC 23Y-1N, AA; 03/18/2021; SJ 8
- **2021-03-18** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0763s, RC 23Y-1N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/18/2021; SJ 8 `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Introduced (in recess of) 02/25/2021 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 4 P. 50 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Public Hearing: 04/21/2021 10:30 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; RC) HC 26 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/03/2021 HJ 8 P. 84 `passage`
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2055e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-13** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2055e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-30** Signed by the Governor on 08/23/2021; Chapter 0219; Effective 01/01/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/485c972d-5158-489c-851d-f3180656eba8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).