---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to eliminating the use of seclusion as a form of punishment or discipline on children in schools and treatment facilities."
description: "relative to eliminating the use of seclusion as a form of punishment or discipline on children in schools and treatment facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 179"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 179 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Altschiller"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae2d4c30-52c7-4448-b6ca-5b5d0309bf68"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0577&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "f9fb30a495207dee4bd3ff63b5a05770649eb24c3c08112fc60fbf9c78102f0c"
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 179 (2023) — relative to eliminating the use of seclusion as a form of punishment or discipline on children in schools and treatment facilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-0642s** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-0642s&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Debra Altschiller — primary (person)
- Gaby M. Grossman — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick T. Long — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** Introduced 01/19/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 5 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Hearing: 02/07/2023, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 9
- **2023-02-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/22/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Sen. Carson Moved to Remove SB 179 from the Consent Calendar; 02/22/2023; SJ 8
- **2023-02-22** Special Order to 03/09/2023, Without Objection, MA; 02/22/2023 SJ 8
- **2023-02-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/09/2023; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-09** Sen. Whitley Floor Amendment # 2023-0642s, AA, VV; 03/09/2023; SJ 9
- **2023-03-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0642s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/09/2023; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-20** Introduced (in recess of) 03/16/2023 and referred to Children and Family Law `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Public Hearing: 03/28/2023 10:15 am LOB 206-208
- **2023-04-10** Executive Session: 03/28/2023 10:15 am LOB 206-208
- **2023-04-10** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/28/2023 (Vote 14-0; CC) `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-04** Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/04/2023 HJ 13 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/18/2023
- **2023-05-31** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/18/2023); SJ 16 `enrolled`
- **2023-06-08** Signed by the Governor on 06/07/2023; Chapter 0075; Effective 08/06/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae2d4c30-52c7-4448-b6ca-5b5d0309bf68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).