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
Bills originally referred to committee
Members

There are 36 bills originally referred to this committee

HB486-FN
Title: relative to grandparents' visitation rights.
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02/04/2025 10:00 AM
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
HB652-FN
Title: abolishing the family division, creating the office of family mediation, and reassigning the jurisdiction of the family division.
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02/11/2025 01:30 PM
HB661-FN
Title: relative to the department of health and human services management of social security payments, supplemental security income payments, and veterans benefits for children in foster care.
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02/11/2025 01:00 PM
HB1036
Title: relative to the maximum duration of term alimony.
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02/03/2026 10:00 AM
HB1039
Title: relative to the contents of parenting plans.
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02/17/2026 10:00 AM
HB1185-FN
Title: relative to the offense of endangering the welfare of a child or incompetent.
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01/20/2026 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
HB1210
Title: relative to child tax credit allocation in child support cases.
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02/03/2026 10:30 AM
HB1215
Title: (Second New Title) relative to supporting the preferred method of communication of an individual with a communication disability and relative to transfers from freestanding hospital emergency facilities.
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02/17/2026 11:00 AM
HB1225
Title: relative to the definition of adjusted gross income with respect to child support guidelines.
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02/03/2026 11:00 AM
HB1228
Title: (New Title) relative to the enforcement of alimony orders and relative to waivers of alimony.
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02/03/2026 01:00 PM
HB1229
Title: relative to waivers of alimony.
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02/03/2026 01:30 PM
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
HB1323-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to parental alienation, limiting certain prior authorization requirements for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and similar rehabilitative services, relative to children's mental health services for persons 18 years of age and younger.
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01/13/2026 10:30 AM
HB1376
Title: (New Title) relative to a parent's ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex and relative to breast surgeries for minors.
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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
HB1460-FN
Title: (New Title) prohibiting the sale of a child's personal data.
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01/20/2026 01:00 PM
HB1565-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families, relative to owner's project manager services for school building aid projects, and relative to long-term care eligibility and making an appropriation therefor.
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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
HB1710-FN
Title: relative to procedures relating to child abduction.
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01/20/2026 11:00 AM
HB1717-FN
Title: relative to the jurisdiction of the circuit court, family division.
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01/13/2026 01:00 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
HB1762-FN
Title: relative to the calculation of child support.
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01/13/2026 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: (New Title) removing the 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
HB1779-FN
Title: supporting the cultural background of children placed in foster care.
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02/03/2026 02:00 PM
SB412
Title: relative to the conditional release of delinquent minors and children in need of services.
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03/24/2026 10:00 AM
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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03/24/2026 10:30 AM
SB456
Title: establishing the commission for children's futures.
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04/07/2026 10:00 AM
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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03/24/2026 11:00 AM
SB608-FN
Title: relative to family caregiver support in certain programs and child care support for kinship caregivers.
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03/24/2026 11:30 AM