Children and Family Law

Chairman: Debra DeSimone
VChairman: Kimberly Rice
Clerk: Jodi Nelson
Committee Asst: Sarah Podraza
Researcher: Kristin Grant
Location: GP Room 230
Phone: 603-271-3529
Bills currently in Committee
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There are 19 bills in this Committee

HB518-FN
Title: requiring the commissioner of the department of health and human services to provide a detailed annual report of all costs incurred by the division for children, youth and families.
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03/18/2025 10:00 AM
HB1039
Title: relative to the contents of parenting plans.
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02/17/2026 10:00 AM
HB1206
Title: clarifying the equity jurisdiction of the judicial branch family division.
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02/17/2026 10:30 AM
HB1215
Title: relative to supporting the preferred method of communication of an individual with developmental disabilities.
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02/17/2026 11:00 AM
HB1241
Title: relative to the calculation of income for purposes of support orders in divorce proceedings.
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02/24/2026 10:00 AM
HB1263
Title: relative to the definition of disposable military retirement pay and the suspension of alimony obligations.
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02/24/2026 10:30 AM
HB1376
Title: relative to a parent's ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex.
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02/10/2026 01:00 PM
HB1377
Title: allowing parents to make alternative caregiver arrangements for their children without transferring guardianship.
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02/17/2026 11:30 AM
HB1378
Title: relative to parental access to a minor child's electronic medical records.
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02/24/2026 11:00 AM
HB1404
Title: establishing a study committee to study the equitable division of property in divorce proceedings.
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02/17/2026 01:00 PM
HB1565-FN
Title: relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families.
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02/24/2026 01:30 PM
HB1643
Title: relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.
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02/17/2026 01:30 PM
HB1687-FN
Title: removing the power of courts within the judicial branch family division to issue criminal determinations, judgments, and penalties.
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02/17/2026 02:00 PM
HB1757
Title: prohibiting the remedy of alimony for marriages that existed for six years or less.
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02/24/2026 02:00 PM
HB1770-FN
Title: relative to the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities and establishing a presumption of equal parenting time.
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02/17/2026 02:30 PM
HB1771-FN
Title: removing prospective repeal of child care staffing ratios and the associated waiver system and requiring the department of health and human services to provide certain notice regarding availability of the waiver.
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02/24/2026 02:30 PM
SB412
Title: relative to the conditional release of delinquent minors and children in need of services.
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SB413
Title: relative to the detention of a minor attaining the age of 18 during the pendency of a delinquency action.
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SB515-FN
Title: relative to judicial determinations related to children placed in a qualified residential treatment program in certain juvenile matters and appointment of counsel in certain circumstances.
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