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HB 1710-FN

relative to procedures relating to child abduction.

Filed 2026 · Interim study · Children and Family Law · Civil Actions

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Status	HOUSE
Introduced	1/7/2026
Floor date	3/26/2026
LSR number	2694
Local government impact	no
Committee code	H34

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Where it stands

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Sponsors

Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18, DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18, Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32, Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17, Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13, Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
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 20, 2026Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 11:00 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 9-7; RC)
• February 2, 2026Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
• February 12, 2026Ought to Pass: MA RC 198-161 02/12/2026
• February 12, 2026Referred to Finance 02/12/2026
• March 13, 2026Division I Work Session: 03/13/2026 10:00 am GP 230
• March 17, 2026Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230
• March 18, 2026Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/17/2026 (Vote 25-0; CC)
• March 26, 2026Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/26/2026

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

February 12, 2026 · House · 198–161, adopted

Votes by party

Party	Yes	No	Presiding	Excused	Absent
Republican	191	8	1	11	6
Democrat	7	153	0	9	7
Independent	0	0	0	0	1
Total	198	161	1	20	14

Yes — 198

• 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
• 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
• Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
• Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
• 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
• Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
• 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
• Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
• Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
• Milz, David(R) Rock 13
• Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
• Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
• Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
• 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
• Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
• Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
• Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
• 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
• Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
• 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
• 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 — 161

• Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
• 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
• Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 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
• Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
• Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
• Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
• Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
• Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
• Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
• Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
• Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
• Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
• Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
• Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
• Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
• 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
• Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
• Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
• King, Seth(R) Coos 4
• 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
• Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
• 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
• Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
• Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
• Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
• Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
• McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
• McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
• McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
• Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
• Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
• 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
• Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
• Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
• Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
• Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
• 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
• 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
• Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
• 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
• 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
• Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
• 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 — 20

• 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
• Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
• Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
• Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7

Absent — 14

• Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
• DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
• Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
• Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
• 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
• Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
• Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
• Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
• Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
• Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8

Refer for Interim Study

March 26, 2026 · House · None–None, adopted

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

Rep. Jay Markell

This bill will aid parents who seek to prevent the abduction of their children by allowing recourse to the courts. The bill does not preclude a parent from asserting domestic violence or harm to the child exists. Vote 9-7.

Minority — REFER FOR INTERIM STUDY

Rep. Peter Petrigno

It is clear that there are many questions that need consideration. No state has adopted this legislation in its entirety; ten states failed to move similar legislation forward, including New Hampshire in 2008 and 2009. At various times the two bills in question were recommended for Referral for Interim Study, Ought to Pass with Amendment, Inexpedient to Legislate and tabled. The question is why. More inquiry is needed. More so, we are concerned with the potential weaponization of this bill in cases of domestic violence.

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 20, 2026 at 11:00Children and Family Law public hearing recording 1:12:46–1:18:20, about 6 min (estimated)
• January 27, 2026 at 10:00Children and Family Law executive session recording 0:40:30–0:41:00, about 0 min (estimated)
• February 12, 2026House floor debate floor recording
• March 13, 2026 at 10:00Children and Family Law work session
• March 17, 2026 at 10:00Children and Family Law executive session
• March 26, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)

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