---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to behavioral health assessment and treatment for children in out-of-home placements."
description: "relative to behavioral health assessment and treatment for children in out-of-home placements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 416"
citation: "New Hampshire SB 416 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca G. Whitley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-23"
last_action: "2022-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66cbb159-af74-4231-83fb-e2ec5dfe1392"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2967&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022"
source_hash: "62ec05ed2658631fb14061be697c10df34a54909dfbcdc176a46857c755fc072"
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 416 (2022) — relative to behavioral health assessment and treatment for children in out-of-home placements.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2022-1786h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=2022-1786h&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Rebecca G. Whitley — primary (person)
- Catherine Rombeau — cosponsor (person)
- Cindy Rosenwald — cosponsor (person)
- David H Watters — cosponsor (person)
- David J. Luneau — cosponsor (person)
- Donna M. Soucy — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Rice — cosponsor (person)
- Lou D'Allesandro — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Jane Wallner — cosponsor (person)
- Mel Myler — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon M Carson — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M Prentiss — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Sherman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-23** To Be Introduced 01/05/2022 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-06** Hearing: 01/26/2022, Room 101, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 2
- **2022-03-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1120s, 03/24/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Committee Amendment # 2022-1120s, AA, VV; 03/24/2022; SJ 6
- **2022-03-24** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1120s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/24/2022; SJ 6 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Introduced 03/28/2022 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-14** Public Hearing: 04/12/2022 09:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2022-04-19** Withdrawn from Committee Without Recommendation HC 15 P. 18
- **2022-04-21** FLAM # 2022-1668h (Rep. Weber): AA VV 04/21/2022 HJ 10
- **2022-04-21** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1668h: MA VV 04/21/2022 HJ 10 `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Referred to Finance 04/21/2022 HJ 10
- **2022-04-22** Executive Session: 04/27/2022 03:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2022-04-22** Division Work Session: 04/25/2022 01:00 pm LOB 210-211
- **2022-04-22** Division Work Session: 04/26/2022 11:30 am LOB 210-211
- **2022-04-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1786h (Vote 20-0; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-04** Amendment # 1786h: AA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11
- **2022-05-04** Ought to Pass with Amendment 1786h: MA VV 05/04/2022 HJ 11 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Sen. Bradley Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/12/2022; SJ 12
- **2022-06-09** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
- **2022-06-09** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022
- **2022-06-22** Signed by the Governor on 06/17/2022; Chapter 0238; Effective 01/01/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/66cbb159-af74-4231-83fb-e2ec5dfe1392`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).