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HB 1762 · 2026 · House · Children and Family Law Committee

Revising child support calculations

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relative to the calculation of child support.

Revises the definition of adjusted gross income, the calculation of parenting time, the self-support reserve amount, and the calculation of child support under the child support guidelines.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 12, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill revises the definition of adjusted gross income, the calculation of parenting time, the self-support reserve amount, and the calculation of child support under the child support guidelines.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“VIII-b.(a) “Parenting time” means the number of days or overnights, or portions thereof, that the child or children are in the care, custody and control of a parent as defined in the parenting schedule pursuant to RSA 461-A:4 or otherwise specified by the court, such that the combined number of days or overnights for both parents totals to 365.”
Section 2
“The total support obligation shall be determined by multiplying the parents’ total net income, as defined in RSA 458-C:2, VI, by the appropriate percentage derived from this section and the parenting time factor.”
Section 3
“If the obligor parent’s adjusted gross income is less than the sum of child costs for the obligor and the self-support reserve and the court has determined that the obligor is not voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, the court shall order the child support obligation in the amount of a minimum support order.”
Section 4
“In considering requests for adjustments to the application of the child support guidelines based on the parenting schedule, the court may consider the following factors:”
Section 5

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Matt Sabourin dit ChoinièreRPrime
  • Rep. JD BernardyRClerk· Science, Technology and Energy
  • Rep. Shane SiroisRClerk· Legislative Administration

Also: Rep. Barbara ComtoisR, Rep. Susan DeRoyR, Rep. Kristine PerezR

Public testimony

8 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

25% support75% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I oppose HB1762 because it disrupts current law and existing calculation parameters for child support, which will have unintended devastating consequences. Again, these proposals seem to be attempting to appease the few families who have had unhappy outcomes in the court system.…”
— Mary Hakken-Phillips, Hanoveropposes
“### Opposition Testimony on HB 1762: Changes to Child Support Calculations I stand firmly opposed to **HB 1762**, which proposes significant amendments to child support calculations that will disproportionately impact low-income and shared-custody families.…”
— Georgina Lambert, Belmontopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Jan 27, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 12, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 13, 2026Public hearingHouse Children and Family Law4:00:12–4:00:3725slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Jan 27, 2026Public hearingHouse Children and Family Law53:00–57:154m 15slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Feb 12, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 34
  2. Jan 13, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/13/2026 02:00 pm GP 230
  3. Jan 27, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/27/2026 10:00 am GP 230
  4. Jan 27, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/27/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 6 P. 3
  5. Feb 12, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 2

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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