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type: "Bill"
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title: "relative to prohibiting the use of the prone restraint for minors."
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description: "relative to prohibiting the use of the prone restraint for minors."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
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legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 491"
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citation: "New Hampshire HB 491 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Meuse"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-01-11"
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last_action: "2023-10-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96910c02-c16b-48fe-aead-59f5ba688ce9"
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source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0374&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
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source_hash: "5a969958d114c5d70eb0fc8c8e38bd02c98e0275432fa44f10290d93d30a30ea"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
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---
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# New Hampshire HB 491 (2023) — relative to prohibiting the use of the prone restraint for minors.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment #2023-2184e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2184e&txtFormat=amend)
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## Sponsors
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- David Meuse — primary (person)
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- Candace Gibbons — cosponsor (person)
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- Cassandra N. Levesque — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra Altschiller — cosponsor (person)
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- Nancy A. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-11** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 18 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-01** Public Hearing: 02/07/2023 11:00 am LOB 206-208
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- **2023-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-0112h 02/07/2023 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 12 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2023-02-16** ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/07/2023 09:30 am LOB 206-208
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- **2023-02-22** Amendment # 2023-0112h: AA VV 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 3
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- **2023-02-22** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0112h: MA VV 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 3 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2023-03-07** Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-12** Hearing: 04/25/2023, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 18
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- **2023-05-03** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/11/2023; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2023-05-11** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2023; SJ 14 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2023-06-20** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2184e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-06-20** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2184e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 14
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- **2023-06-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 16
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- **2023-06-28** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
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- **2023-08-01** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/28/2023; Chapter 153; eff: 09/26/2023 HJ 17 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-10-11** Executive Session: 02/07/2023 11:00 am LOB 206-208
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96910c02-c16b-48fe-aead-59f5ba688ce9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).
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