Bill Text: NH HB1435 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

New Hampshire House Bill 1435 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relative to the right of a victim of domestic violence to have a support person present when testifying or being deposed.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-18 - Interim Study Work Session: 06/08/2022 09:00 am Legislative Office Building 206-208 [HB1435 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1435-Introduced.html

HB 1435 - AS INTRODUCED

2022 SESSION

22-2328

07/04

HOUSE BILL 1435

AN ACT relative to the right of a victim of domestic violence to have a support person present when testifying or being deposed.

SPONSORS: Rep. Gay, Rock. 8; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 16; Rep. Greeson, Graf. 16; Rep. Woods, Merr. 23; Rep. Langley, Hills. 8; Rep. Homola, Hills. 27; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 4; Rep. Rung, Hills. 21; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes the right for a petitioner in a domestic violence case to have a support person present without restriction by the presiding judge.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

22-2328

07/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to the right of a victim of domestic violence to have a support person present when testifying or being deposed.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Protection of Persons from Domestic Violence; Commencement of Proceedings; Hearing; Establishing Right to Support Person. Amend RSA 173-B:3 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:

IX. A plaintiff in family court proceedings shall be permitted a support person outside the presence of the defendant or the defendant's legal counsel. Such use of a support person shall not be restricted by the presiding judge.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.