---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the definition of child abuse."
description: "relative to the definition of child abuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1683"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1683 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Linda A. Massimilla"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-11-13"
last_action: "2018-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0134a578-284f-4410-8005-6983b82ff9f0"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2248&sy=2018&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2018"
source_hash: "30d2306d9c71f4ec3bac86a7bab6b5bd4553f1e7fd14249f554422eddfca2247"
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 1683 (2018) — relative to the definition of child abuse.

## Version chain

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

1. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2018&id=1261&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Linda A. Massimilla — primary (person)
- Karen E. Ebel — cosponsor (person)
- Phyllis M. Katsakiores — cosponsor (person)
- Robert L. Theberge — cosponsor (person)
- Skylar Boutin — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy J. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Virginia O'Brien Irwin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-13** Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 19 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11** Public Hearing: 02/06/2018 02:45 PM LOB 206
- **2018-01-31** Executive Session: 02/20/2018 11:00 AM LOB 206
- **2018-02-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/06/2018 (Vote 13-0; CC) HC 9 P. 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/06/2018 HJ 6 P. 7 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Hearing: 03/20/2018, Room 100, SH, 09:15 am; SC 13
- **2018-03-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/05/2018; Vote 5-0; CC SC 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/05/2018; SJ 11 `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
- **2018-04-19** Enrolled 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
- **2018-05-17** Signed by Governor Sununu 05/15/2018; Chapter 45; Eff. 7/14/2018 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0134a578-284f-4410-8005-6983b82ff9f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).