---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the mental health counseling compact and the interstate compact on the placement of children."
description: "relative to the mental health counseling compact and the interstate compact on the placement of children."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 397"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 397 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Kahn"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-12-23"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22c516a3-5b32-4a45-bc61-e89dcb7d7737"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=3080&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "8fa323b558595bf13197ce1ddc9e836c31211dc624a017287780fd7f8a78b543"
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 397 (2022) — relative to the mental health counseling compact and the interstate compact on the placement of children.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-2100e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-2100e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTPA — **202–132** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jay Kahn — primary (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- Jeb Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- Peter B. Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca G. Whitley — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M Prentiss — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)
- William M. Marsh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-23** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-13** Hearing: 01/26/2022, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 3
- **2022-01-20** Hearing: 01/26/2022, Room 103, SH, 10:15 am, on proposed amendment # 2022-0172s; SC 4
- **2022-01-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-0343s, 02/03/2022; SC 5 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-03** Committee Amendment # 2022-0343s, AA, VV; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
- **2022-02-03** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2022-0449s, AA, VV; 02/03/2022; SJ 2
- **2022-02-03** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2022-0343s and 2022-0449s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/03/2022; SJ 2 `passage`
- **2022-03-23** Introduced 03/17/2022 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-28** Public Hearing: 04/05/2022 01:30 pm LOB 302-304
- **2022-04-20** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/22/2022 02:45 pm LOB 302-304 Mental Health Compact Only
- **2022-04-20** Subcommittee Work Session: 04/25/2022 09:30 am LOB302-304
- **2022-04-27** Executive Session: 04/25/2022 09:30 am LOB302-304
- **2022-04-27** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1759h (Vote 16-3; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-04** Amendment # 1759h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
- **2022-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1759h: MA RC 202-132 05/04/2022 HJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-06-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2100-EBA: AA VV (in recess of) 05/26/2022
- **2022-06-09** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2022-2100e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-15** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
- **2022-06-28** Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2022; Chapter 0277; Effective 06/24/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22c516a3-5b32-4a45-bc61-e89dcb7d7737`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).