HB 543 · 2025 · House · Children and Family Law Committee
Study on family court practices
AI-generatedestablishing 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- ✓Introduced
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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.
In the bill's words
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“There is established a committee to study how the family division customarily treats accusations of domestic violence and whether and how current family division practices violate rights such as the right to testify and right to submit evidence.”
“Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.”
“The committee shall study how the family division customarily treats accusations of domestic violence and shall study current family division practices of violating rights such as the right to testify and right to submit evidence.”
“The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- 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.…”
“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.…”
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Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Mar 4, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate16–0Overall100% yea
- Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted
Hearings and debates
- Mar 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Children and Family Law1:29:49–1:40:2610m 37slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Public Hearing; Executive Session
- Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote
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Legislative history
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 15
- Mar 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/04/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208
- Mar 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/04/2025 10:30 am LOB 206-208
- Mar 4, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC)
- Mar 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 5
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.