HB 1717-FN
relative to the jurisdiction of the circuit court, family division.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/12/2026 |
| LSR number | 3237 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H37 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of 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
Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30, Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36, Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7, DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3, Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32, Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16, Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19, Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
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 01:00 pm GP 230
- January 27, 2026Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:00 am GP 230
- February 2, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/27/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC)
- February 12, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/12/2026
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.
Inexpedient to Legislate
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.
Committee — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
When this bill was presented to the committee, we were told that it was offered in case no other bills regarding family court would be filed. In fact, two new bills were presented and one from last year was returned to us for additional work. Questions regarding family court will be discussed when we take up those bills. Additionally, several questions were posed at the hearing regarding various parts of this bill, but no one offered any explanation or answered. For these reasons, the committee recommends that the bill be found Inexpedient to Legislate. Vote 15-0.
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 13:00Children and Family Law public hearing recording from 0:00:00 (estimated)
- January 27, 2026 at 10:00Children and Family Law executive session recording 0:46:43–0:54:00, about 7 min (estimated)
- February 12, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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