HB 1595-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2419
05/01
HOUSE BILL 1595-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Cannon, Straf. 18; Rep. Amanda Bouldin, Hills. 12; Rep. Gomarlo, Ches. 12; Rep. Tucker, Coos 5; Rep. Van Houten, Hills. 45; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. K. Murray, Rock. 24; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that the court shall refer a minor with prior alcohol and drug-related convictions to the department of health and human services for a substance abuse evaluation and potential treatment through a voluntary services plan or a juvenile diversion program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2419
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Unlawful Possession and Intoxication; Referral of Minor for Evaluation. Amend RSA 179:10 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
III. The court shall refer a minor with 3 or more prior convictions under this section to the department of health and human services for a mental health and substance abuse evaluation under RSA 169-B or RSA 169-C. The evaluation may be completed as part of a voluntary services plan under RSA 169-D:5-c or a juvenile diversion program under RSA 169-B:10. In appropriate cases, the minor may be placed in an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility pursuant to RSA 169-B:19, II-b or RSA 169-D:17, II-c. The court shall refer the minor for evaluation and treatment under this section on at least 2 occasions before proceeding with additional charges under this section.
2 New Paragraph; Controlled Drug Act; Penalties; Referral of Minor for Evaluation. Amend RSA 318-B:26 by inserting after paragraph XIII the following new paragraph:
XIV. The court shall refer any minor with 3 or more prior convictions under this chapter for violation or misdemeanor B level offenses to the department of health and human services for a mental health and substance abuse evaluation under RSA 169-B or RSA 169-C. The evaluation may be completed as part of a voluntary services plan under RSA 169-D:5-c or a juvenile diversion program under RSA 169-B:10. In appropriate cases, the minor may be placed in an inpatient substance abuse treatment facility pursuant to RSA 169-B:19, II-b or RSA 169-D:17, II-c. The court shall refer the minor for evaluation and treatment under this section on at least 2 occasions before proceeding with additional charges under this section.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
20-2419
12/3/19
HB 1595-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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