---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the procedure for adoption of a minor child."
description: "relative to the procedure for adoption of a minor child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 293"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 293 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cody M. Belanger"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-09"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca501f53-b16e-4398-acba-959dbaabe9cc"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0550&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "e2a4f25732193fabec7269f8fff5105c55dd1e353bd136620f91573f8b4173ec"
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 293 (2022) — relative to the procedure for adoption of a minor child.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2290s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2021-2290s&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=555&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass w/Amendment — **19–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cody M. Belanger — primary (person)
- David C. Love — cosponsor (person)
- John Reagan — cosponsor (person)
- Katherine J. Prudhomme-O'Brien — cosponsor (person)
- Max Abramson — cosponsor (person)
- Melissa Blasek — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bordes — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Vanessa L. Sheehan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-09** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 2 P. 42 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Public Hearing: 03/04/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/94672611666 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-11** Executive Session: 03/11/2021 09:30 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91927749754
- **2021-03-23** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0590h (Vote 8-7; RC) HC 18 P. 33 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment # 2021-0590h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 133
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0590h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 133 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Remote Hearing: 05/04/2021, 01:00 pm; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 22
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/27/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 25A
- **2021-05-27** Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/27/2021; SJ 17
- **2021-12-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-2290s, 01/05/2022; SC 49 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-05** Committee Amendment # 2021-2290s, AA, VV; 01/05/2022; SJ 1
- **2022-01-05** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-2290s, RC 19Y-5N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/05/2022; SJ 1 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Rice): MA VV 05/12/2022 HJ 13
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-14** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-28** Signed by Governor Sununu 06/24/2022; Chapter 247; 06/24/2022 HJ 14 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca501f53-b16e-4398-acba-959dbaabe9cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).