---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to out-of-home placements for children."
description: "relative to out-of-home placements for children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1573"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 1573 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark A. Pearson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-15"
last_action: "2024-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f8a7ed7-d37c-4c18-84c1-fb0659b771e3"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2149&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "316370e9e1602170219206b0c6dd4df9736e18f7af62950ad814b76d641d7a98"
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 1573 (2024) — relative to out-of-home placements for children.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2024-2372e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2372e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=1236&txtFormat=html)

## Sponsors

- Mark A. Pearson — primary (person)
- Alicia C Gregg — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel E. Innis — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Jodi L Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Petrigno — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Birdsell — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra L Panek — cosponsor (person)
- Sheila C Seidel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-15** Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 25 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Public Hearing: 02/06/2024 09:30 am LOB 206-208
- **2024-01-31** Executive Session: 02/06/2024 02:00 pm LOB 206-208
- **2024-02-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0427h 02/06/2024 (Vote 15-0; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** Amendment # 2024-0427h: AA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 27
- **2024-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0427h: MA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 27 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-02-22** Referred to Finance 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 27 `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Division Work Session: 03/06/2024 02:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-07** Division Work Session: 03/11/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-11** Division Work Session: 03/13/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-12** Division Work Session: 03/18/2024 02:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-12** Division Work Session: 03/22/2024 12:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-03-21** Executive Session: 03/26/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-04-03** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1309h 04/02/2024 (Vote 13-11; RC) HC 14 P. 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1313h `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Amendment # 2024-1309h (NT): AA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 47
- **2024-04-11** FLAM # 2024-1472h (Rep. Wallner): AA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 48
- **2024-04-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1309h and 2024-1472h: MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 49 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-16** Introduced 04/11/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18** Hearing: 04/23/2024, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 16
- **2024-05-09** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1877s, 05/16/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-09** Committee Amendment # 2024-1877s, AA, VV; 05/15/2024; SJ 12
- **2024-05-09** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1877s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/15/2024; SJ 12 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-21** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/22/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 20A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-22** Special Order to 05/23/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/22/2024 SJ 14
- **2024-05-23** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2024-2092s, AA, VV; 05/23/2024; SJ 15
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-2092s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/23/2024; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-29** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-2092s and Requests CofC (Reps. M. Pearson, Hoell, Wallner, Long): MA VV 05/29/2024 HJ 14 P. 180
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Gannon, Whitley; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-06-03** ==CANCELLED== Conference Committee Meeting: 06/03/2024 10:30 am SH 100
- **2024-06-03** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/03/2024 09:10 am SH 100
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/06/2024 10:10 am SH 100
- **2024-06-03** Conferee Change: Rep. Gregg Replaces Long 06/03/2024 HJ 15 P. 34
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2024-2290c; 06/13/2024
- **2024-06-12** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2290c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report 2024-2290c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 31
- **2024-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2372e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-18** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2372e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 52
- **2024-08-06** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/02/2024; Chapter 343; eff. 07/01/2024 HJ 16 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5f8a7ed7-d37c-4c18-84c1-fb0659b771e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).