HB 1551 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2332
07/04
HOUSE BILL 1551
SPONSORS: Rep. Gay, Rock. 8; Rep. Stapleton, Sull. 5; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 16; Rep. Greeson, Graf. 16; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 4; Rep. Rung, Hills. 21; Rep. Cushman, Hills. 2; Rep. Post, Hills. 4
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes the right of parties in family court proceedings to create their own written transcripts of court proceedings and to submit those transcripts to the appellate court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2332
07/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Judicial Branch Family Division; Proceedings; Written Transcripts. Amend RSA 490-D by inserting after section 490-D:15 the following new section:
490-D:16 Proceedings; Written Transcripts. Each party to court proceedings under the jurisdiction of this chapter shall have the right to create their own written transcripts of the court proceedings. Each written transcript shall include all information necessary to provide references by timestamp and shall be admissible in an appeal where the proceeding is relevant.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.