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HB652-FN

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Title: abolishing the family division, creating the office of family mediation, and reassigning the jurisdiction of the family division.

Sponsors: (Prime) Bernardy (R), Sabourin dit Choinière (R), DeRoy (R), Post (R)

LSR Number: 25-0295

General Status: HOUSE

House:

Committee: Children and Family Law

Due Out: 2/12/2026

Status: LAID ON TABLE

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Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 21

Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 01:30 pm LOB 206-208

Executive Session: 03/04/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208

Retained in Committee

Executive Session: 09/30/2025 11:00 am GP 230

Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 09/30/2025 (Vote 12-2; RC) HC 51 P. 19

Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study

Recommit (Rep. DeSimone): MA DV 183-161 01/07/2026 HJ 1

Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 230

Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 7 P. 3

Removed from Consent (Reps. Nalevanko, Kaczynski, Sabourin dit Choiniere, D. Kelley, Barton, Sirois, Perez, DeRoy, Bernardy, Post) 02/16/2026

Lay HB652 on Table (Rep. DeSimone): MA DV 268-66 02/19/2026 HJ 5