New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1643: relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.
Status: Vetoed, August 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the report of a guardian ad litem. 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the enrolled text, May 21, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the report of a guardian ad litem. 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2989 05/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the report of a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 …
Sponsors
- Kimberly Rice (R, 38) · primary sponsor
- Kristin Noble (R, 2)
- Jeanine Notter (R, 12)