HB1643 • 2026

relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.

Parental Rights

Vetoed

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Sponsor: Kimberly Rice (R), Jason Osborne (R), Jim Kofalt (R), Kristin Noble (R), Jodi Nelson (R), Daryl Abbas (R), Jeanine Notter (R), Debra DeSimone (R), Victoria Sullivan (R), Sherman Packard (R)
Last action: 2026-06-22
Official status: VETOED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date: Not listed

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relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.

What This Bill Does

relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.

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Bill History

2026-06-22 H
Vetoed by Governor Ayotte 06/12/2026
2026-05-28 S
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026); SJ 14
2026-05-28 H
Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026 HJ 14
2026-04-23 S
HB 1643 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
2026-04-23 S
Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/23/2026; SJ 10
2026-04-17 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/23/2026; Vote 2-1; CC; SC 15A
2026-03-25 S
Hearing: 04/02/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:40 am; SC 12
2026-03-17 S
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 7
2026-03-11 H
Ought to Pass : MA DV 182-149 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 66
2026-03-04 H
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/03/2026 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 10 P. 30
2026-03-04 H
Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
2026-03-02 H
Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:00 am GP 230
2026-02-20 H
==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 03/02/2026 10:00 am GP 230
2026-02-10 H
Public Hearing: 02/17/2026 01:30 pm GP 230
2025-12-10 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 29

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relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.

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HB 1643 - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2989
05/09

HOUSE BILL
1643

AN ACT
relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.

SPONSORS: Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Packard, Rock. 16; Rep. Osborne, Rock. 2; Rep. Nelson, Rock. 13; Rep. DeSimone, Rock. 18; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

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ANALYSIS

This bill removes the authority of the court to request that the guardian ad litem's report propose an allocation of decision-making responsibility; a parenting plan; or a specific parenting schedule.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2989
05/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Guardian ad Litem. Amend RSA 461-A:16, I-c to read as follows:
I-c. The guardian ad litem shall file a report of his or her investigation no later than the date of the final pretrial hearing. The report shall not propose any of the following [
unless specifically requested by the court
]:
(a) An allocation of decision-making responsibility;
(b) A parenting plan; or
(c) A specific parenting schedule.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

VETOED June 12, 2026