---
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: "SB 417"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 417 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca G. Whitley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-12-12"
last_action: "2024-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98d5181a-8cdd-44fe-af87-57be7c8934f3"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2976&sy=2024&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2024"
source_hash: "f195182ac66df2f792938f7067df9261956ad6e388156762e711249ea940dabc"
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 417 (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 #2024-2363e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2024-2363e&txtFormat=amend)
2. **latest version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2024&id=2067&txtFormat=html)

## Votes

- Table — **180–184** (fail) · lower
- OTPA — **360–3** (pass) · lower
- OTP — **191–174** (pass) · lower
- Floor Amendment — **9–14** (fail) · upper
- Adopt Amendment — **186–178** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rebecca G. Whitley — primary (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- David H. Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Gaby M. Grossman — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Mark A. Pearson — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Jane Wallner — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick T. Long — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon E. Chandley — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Prentiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-12** Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-17** Hearing: 01/25/2024, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 4
- **2024-03-14** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1111s, 03/21/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Committee Amendment # 2024-1111s, AA, VV; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
- **2024-03-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1111s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/21/2024; SJ 7 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1421s, 04/11/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment # 2024-1421s, AA, VV; 04/11/2024; SJ 9
- **2024-04-11** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1421s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/11/2024; SJ 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-11** Sen. Lang Floor Amendment # 2024-1481s, RC 9Y-14N, AF; 04/11/2024; SJ 9
- **2024-04-12** Introduced 04/12/2024 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 11 P. 103 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** Public Hearing: 04/23/2024 02:00 pm LOB 206-208
- **2024-04-18** Executive Session: 04/23/2024 02:30 pm LOB 206-208
- **2024-04-24** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1587h 04/23/2024 (Vote 11-0; RC) HC 17 P. 15 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Referred to Finance 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 32 `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-02** Amendment # 2024-1587h: AF DV 175-188 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 27
- **2024-05-02** Lay SB417 on Table (Rep. Hoell): MF RC 180-184 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 28 `deferral`
- **2024-05-02** Ought to Pass: MA RC 191-174 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 30 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-02** Division III Work Session: 05/07/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-02** Division III Work Session: 05/10/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-08** Executive Session: 05/14/2024 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-13** Division III Work Session: 05/14/2024 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- **2024-05-16** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1923h 05/16/2024 (Vote 13-12; RC) HC 20 P. 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-16** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-23** Amendment # 2024-1923h: AA RC 186-178 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 77
- **2024-05-23** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1923h: MA RC 360-3 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 83 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-05-23** Reconsider OTPA (Rep. Hoell): MF DV 33-325 05/23/2024 HJ 14 P. 85
- **2024-05-30** Sen. Carson Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Gannon, Whitley; 05/30/2024; SJ 16
- **2024-05-30** House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. M. Pearson): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 28
- **2024-05-30** Speaker Appoints: Reps. M. Pearson, Hoell, Wallner, Long 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 28
- **2024-06-03** ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/03/2024, 09:00 am, Room 100, SH
- **2024-06-06** ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/06/2024, 10:00 am, Room 100, SH
- **2024-06-03** Conferee Change: Rep. Gregg Replaces Rep. Long 06/03/2024 HJ 15 P. 35
- **2024-06-06** Conferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Hoell 06/06/2024 HJ 15 P. 36
- **2024-06-06** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2291c Filed 06/06/2024; House Amendment + New Amendment HJ 15
- **2024-06-12** Conference Committee Report # 2024-2291c, Adopted, VV; 06/13/2024; SJ 17
- **2024-06-13** Conference Committee Report 2024-2291c: Adopted, VV 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 13
- **2024-07-15** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2363e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-23** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2024-2363e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 51
- **2024-07-29** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16 P. 56
- **2024-07-29** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18 `enrolled`
- **2024-08-30** Signed by the Governor on 08/23/2024; Chapter 377 `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-30** I. Sections 7-11 Effective 07/01/2024
- **2024-08-30** II. Remainder Effective 01/01/2025

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98d5181a-8cdd-44fe-af87-57be7c8934f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).