# New Hampshire SB23: expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child.

New Hampshire SB23, expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Pat Long (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-08 (Reconsider ITL (Rep. H. Howard): MF RC 158-206 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 28) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB23
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: expanding the crime of endangering the welfare of a child.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Reconsider ITL (Rep. H. Howard): MF RC 158-206 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 28
- Sponsor: Pat Long (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Pat Long (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alicia C Gregg (Democratic), House

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-08: Reconsider ITL (Rep. H. Howard): MF RC 158-206 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 28 (House)
- 2025-05-02: Notice of Reconsideration (Rep. H. Howard) 05/02/2025 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 190-152 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 23 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass: MF RC 154-188 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 23 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Removed from Consent (Reps. Tom Mannion, Love, Bernardy, Drye, D. Kelley, Panek, Sirois, Bean, Drago, Granger) 04/29/2025 (House)
- 2025-04-18: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/08/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 22 P. 7 (House)
- 2025-04-18: Executive Session: 04/08/2025 10:15 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 10:15 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 11 P. 109 (House)
- 2025-02-14: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/13/2025; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 103, SH, 11:30 am; SC 5 (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-07: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5379)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=5379)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB23-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).