HB 1323-FN
(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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| Status | SENATE |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | CONFERENCE COMMITTEE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/12/2026 |
| LSR number | 2985 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H34 |
Where it stands
In progress
4 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38, Abbas, Daryl(R) Rock 22, Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12, Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1, DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18, Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32, Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2, Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18, Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13, Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2, Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16, Sullivan, Victoria(R) Hills 18
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law
- January 13, 2026Public Hearing: 01/13/2026 10:30 am GP 230
- January 27, 2026Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- February 2, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 9-6; RC)
- February 2, 2026Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- February 5, 2026Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Children and Family Law
- February 12, 2026Ought to Pass: MA RC 197-157 02/12/2026
- February 12, 2026Referred to Finance 02/12/2026
- March 10, 2026Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/12/2026
- March 19, 2026Hearing: 03/19/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:50 am
- April 10, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1339s, 04/16/2026; Vote 2-1; CC
- April 16, 2026HB 1323 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 04/16/2026
- April 16, 2026Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 04/16/2026
- April 16, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1339s, 04/23/2026, Vote 2-1
- April 23, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-1339s, AA, VV; 04/23/2026
- April 23, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1339s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/23/2026
- May 6, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1849s, 05/14/2026; Vote 6-1; CC
- May 14, 2026HB 1323 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/14/2026
- May 14, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-1849s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026
- May 14, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1849s and #2026-1982s and #2026-1981s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026
- May 14, 2026House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1339s 2026-1849s 2026-1982s and 2026-1981s and Requests CofC (Rep. DeSimone): MA VV 05/14/2026
- May 14, 2026Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2026-1982s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026
- May 14, 2026Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2026-1981s, AA, VV; 05/14/2026
- May 18, 2026Speaker Appoints: Reps. Rice, Nelson, Hunt, Osborne 05/14/2026
- May 21, 2026Sen. Abbas Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 05/21/2026
- May 21, 2026President Appoints: Senators Birdsell, Carson, Prentiss; 05/21/2026
- May 21, 2026Conferee Change: Rep. Ammon Replaces Rep. Hunt 05/21/2026
- May 26, 2026Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
- June 2, 2026Conference Committee Report; Not Signed Off
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 195 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| Democrat | 2 | 154 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 197 | 157 | 1 | 21 | 18 |
Yes — 197
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
- Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
- Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
- Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
- Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
- Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
- Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
- Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
- Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
- Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
- Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
- Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
- Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
- Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
- Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
- Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
- Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
- Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
- Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
- Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
- Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
- Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
- Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
- Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
- Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
- Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
- Grant, George(R) Sull 5
- Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
- Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
- Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
- Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
- Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
- Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
- Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
- Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
- Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
- Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
- Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
- Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
- Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
- Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
- Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
- Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
- Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
- King, Seth(R) Coos 4
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
- Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
- Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
- McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
- McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
- McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
- McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Panek, Sandra(R) Hillsborough 1
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
- Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
- Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
- Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
- Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
- Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
- Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
- Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
- Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
- Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
- Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
- Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
- Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
- Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
- Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
- Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
- Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
- Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
- Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
- Walker, David(R) Straf 19
- Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
- Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
- Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
- Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
No — 157
- Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
- Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
- Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
- Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
- Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
- Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
- Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
- Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
- Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
- Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
- Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
- Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
- Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
- Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
- Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
- Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
- Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
- Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
- Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
- Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
- Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
- Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
- Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
- Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
- Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
- Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
- Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
- Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
- Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
- Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
- LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
- Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
- Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
- Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
- Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
- Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
- Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
- Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
- Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
- Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
- Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
- Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
- Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
- Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
- Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
- Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
- Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
- O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
- Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
- Paige, David(D) Carr 1
- Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
- Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
- Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
- Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
- Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
- Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
- Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
- Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
- Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
- Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
- Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
- Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
- Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
- Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
- Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
- Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
- Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
- Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
- Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Presiding — 1
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
Excused — 21
- Bean, Harry(R) Belknap 6
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
- Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
Absent — 18
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1339s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1339s 2026-1849s 2026-1982s and 2026-1981s and Requests CofC (Rep. DeSimone)
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1849s and #2026-1982s and #2026-1981s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Sen. Abbas Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Majority — OUGHT TO PASS
The majority of the committee believes parental alienation harms children by damaging their relationship with a parent through manipulation, coercion, and repeated interference with parenting time. This bill provides a clear definition so courts can identify and address these patterns consistently and early. It also gives parents a direct enforcement tool through a family access motion when alienation results in unjustified denial of parenting time. Importantly, it protects legitimate safety concerns by excluding good-faith protective actions based on a reasonable belief of abuse or neglect under RSA 169-C. Vote 9-6.
Minority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Parental alienation, originally coined by psychiatrist Richard Gardner in the 1990s, has been widely discredited by the American Psychological Association, the Leadership Council on the Abuse of Children, the National District Attorneys Association, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the American Bar Association after rigorous study spanning 30 years. In 2015, the American Bar Association reviewed over 7,000 cases where parental alienation was alleged and found it was most often brought by a parent who had been credibly accused of abuse, most frequently sexual abuse. After the review, the Bar Association published an article concluding that Parental Alienation Syndrome is “without any specific merit” and should not be considered in high conflict cases. In the past three years, CA, NY, MD, IL, CO, and PA have all restricted the use of parental alienation as a justification for forcing children into contact with parents against the child’s expressed will. NH’s judicial system is under strain. The Children and Family Law Committee frequently hears testimony from parents who feel the judges are already not applying laws or rules of evidence fairly. It would not be in the best interest of children, nor parents, to add a controversial term, already rejected by legal experts, into custody cases. It is not practical, and likely violates the First Amendment for judges to determine what parents are allowed to say to their children. As written, this bill could be used to prevent parents from discussing demonstrable facts with children such as when the other parent has an addiction or has been arrested: even if the child initiates the conversation. Parents who feel that they are being unfairly deprived of a meaningful relationship with their children due to divorce can, and should, seek family counseling and alert the court and the Division for Children, Youth and Families if they believe their children are being psychologically abused or manipulated by the other parent. For this reason, the minority strongly opposes this and recommends it be found Inexpedient to Legislate.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 13, 2026 at 10:30Children and Family Law public hearing recording from 0:00:00 (estimated)
- January 27, 2026 at 10:00Children and Family Law executive session recording 0:07:32–0:34:39, about 27 min (estimated)
- February 12, 2026House floor debate floor recording
- March 19, 2026 at 09:50Children and Family Law hearing recording (start time not identified)
- April 16, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 23, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 14, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 21, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- May 26, 2026committee of conference recording (start time not identified)
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