HB 1643
relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.
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On the record
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| Status | VETOED BY GOVERNOR |
|---|---|
| In the Senate | PASSED/ADOPTED |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 8/19/2026 |
| LSR number | 2989 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H37 |
Where it stands
Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
In practice this often ends a bill's progress for the term.
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, DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18, Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32, Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13, Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2, Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12, 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
- February 17, 2026Public Hearing: 02/17/2026 01:30 pm GP 230
- March 2, 2026Executive Session: 03/02/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- March 3, 2026Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- March 4, 2026Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/03/2026 (Vote 9-7; RC)
- March 4, 2026Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
- March 11, 2026Ought to Pass: MA DV 182-149 03/11/2026
- March 12, 2026Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Children and Family Law
- April 2, 2026Hearing: 04/02/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:40 am
- April 23, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/23/2026; Vote 2-1; CC; SC 15A
- April 23, 2026HB 1643 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 04/23/2026
- April 23, 2026Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026
- May 21, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026)
- May 21, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026
- June 22, 2026Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 06/12/2026
- August 19, 2026Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: RC 157-152 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote
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
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Veto Override
A majority voted yes, but this needed 206 (two thirds of members voting) and fell 49 short.
| Party | Yes | No | Presiding | Excused | Absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 157 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 23 |
| Democrat | 0 | 139 | 0 | 13 | 18 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 157 | 152 | 1 | 32 | 42 |
Yes — 157
- Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
- 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
- Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
- Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 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
- Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
- Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
- Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
- Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
- Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
- Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
- Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
- Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
- Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
- Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
- Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
- Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
- DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
- DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
- DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
- 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
- Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
- Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
- Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
- Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
- Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
- Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
- Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
- Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
- Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
- Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
- Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
- Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
- Love, David(R) Rock 13
- Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
- MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
- MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
- Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
- Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
- Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
- Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
- Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
- 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
- Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
- Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
- Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
- Milz, David(R) Rock 13
- Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
- Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
- Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
- Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
- Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
- Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
- Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
- Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
- Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
- Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
- Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
- Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
- Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
- Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
- 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
- Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
- 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
- Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
- Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
- Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
- Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
- See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
- Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
- Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
- Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
- Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
- Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
- Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
- Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
- Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
- Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
- 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
- Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
- 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
- Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
- Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
- Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
No — 152
- Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
- 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
- Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
- Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
- Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
- Boudman, Bobbi(D) Carr 7
- Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
- Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
- 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
- DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
- Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
- Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
- England, Myles(D) Straf 12
- Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
- Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
- Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
- Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
- Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
- Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
- Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
- Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
- Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
- Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
- Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
- Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
- Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
- Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
- Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
- Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
- Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
- Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
- Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
- Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
- Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
- Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
- 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
- Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
- Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
- 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
- Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
- MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
- Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
- Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
- Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
- Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
- Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
- Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
- McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
- McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
- Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
- Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
- Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
- Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
- Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
- Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
- Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
- 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
- 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, Mark(R) Rock 34
- Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
- Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
- Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
- Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
- Preece, David(D) Hills 17
- Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
- Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
- Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
- Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
- Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
- Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
- Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
- 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
- Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
- Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
- 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
- Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
- Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
- Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
- Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
- Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
- Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
- Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
- Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
- Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
- Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
- Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
- Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
- Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
- 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
- Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
- Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21
- Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
- Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
Presiding — 1
- Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
Excused — 32
- Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
- Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
- Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
- Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
- Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
- Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
- DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
- Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
- Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
- Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
- Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
- Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
- Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
- Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
- Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
- Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
- Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
- Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
- Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
- Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
- Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
- Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
- Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
- Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
- Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
- Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
- Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
- Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
- Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
- St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
- Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
- Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
Absent — 42
- Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
- Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
- Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
- Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
- Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
- Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
- DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
- Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
- Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
- Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
- Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
- Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
- Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
- Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
- Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
- Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
- Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
- Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
- LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
- Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
- MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
- Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
- McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
- McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
- Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
- Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
- Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
- Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
- Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
- Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
- Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
- Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
- Stone, John(D) Straf 12
- Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
- Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
- Summers, James(R) Rock 20
- Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
- Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
- Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
- Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
- Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
- de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- February 17, 2026 at 13:30Children and Family Law public hearing recording 3:34:31–3:38:46, about 4 min (estimated)
- March 2, 2026 at 10:00Children and Family Law executive session recording 0:39:30–0:40:00, about 0 min (estimated)
- March 3, 2026 at 10:00Children and Family Law executive session recording 2:08:30–2:09:00, about 0 min (estimated)
- March 11, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 2, 2026 at 09:40Children and Family Law hearing recording (start time not identified)
- April 23, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- August 19, 2026House floor debate floor recording
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