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HB 543 · 2025 · House · Children and Family Law Committee

Study on family court practices

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establishing a committee to study how the family division customarily treats accusations of domestic violence and to study current family division practices relative to the right to testify and right to submit evidence.

Establishes a committee to study how the family division addresses accusations of domestic violence and current family division practices regarding the right to testify and submit evidence.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a committee to study how the family division customarily treats accusations of domestic violence and to study current family division practices regarding the right to testify and right to submit evidence.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Melissa LitchfieldRPrime
  • Rep. Katelyn KuttabRClerk· Judiciary
  • Rep. Sayra DeVitoRClerk· Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Public testimony

12 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

58% support42% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Yet another bill to create yet another study committee on Family Court, HB543. Nothing is being resolved with these studies unfortunately. Our innocent children are being placed in toxic, abusive atmospheres while the judges do not do their jobs.…”
— Marlena Nichols, Chocoruaopposes
“As a father of a gender fluid 5 yr old, our comminuty has been incredibly welcoming, tolerant, interested in, and loving towards my gender fluid child. He's experienced no bullying, just confusion when he goes into the boys bathroom dressed as a girl.…”
— Jason Ferriss, Bedfordopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-03-0410:00 amHouse Children and Family LawLOB 206-208Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 15
  2. Mar 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/04/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208
  3. Mar 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/04/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208
  4. Mar 4, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC)
  5. Mar 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 5

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.