# New Hampshire SB77: providing children in delinquency and children in need of services (CHINS) cases the identical types of psychological evaluations as children in child protection matters.

New Hampshire SB77, providing children in delinquency and children in need of services (CHINS) cases the identical types of psychological evaluations as children in child protection matters., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Debra Altschiller (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0086; Effective 08/09/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB77
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: providing children in delinquency and children in need of services (CHINS) cases the identical types of psychological evaluations as children in child protection matters.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-06-11, Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0086; Effective 08/09/2025
- Sponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debra Altschiller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donovan Fenton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark A Pearson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Prentiss (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Zoe R Manos (Democratic), House

## Actions (12)

- 2025-06-11: Signed by the Governor on 06/10/2025; Chapter 0086; Effective 08/09/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15 (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 53 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 2 (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 11:00 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-03-31: Public Hearing: 04/08/2025 11:00 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. 110 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/13/2025; SJ 5 (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 02/13/2025; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 9 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 103, SH, 10:15 am; SC 7 (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-03: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1058&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7755)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16024)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15001)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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)
- 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
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1058&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7755)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16024)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15001)

## 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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-SB77-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).