NH House Testimony

HB1687

House · 2026 sessionRepublicanKilled in House

Removing family court criminal powers

AI

Restricts the jurisdiction of the judicial branch family division so that it may not issue criminal determinations, judgments, or penalties in matters over which it presides.

removing the power of courts within the judicial branch family division to issue criminal determinations, judgments, and penalties.

Domestic RelationsCourts and Procedure

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 11, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Division of testimony

14 submissions
Support 6Oppose 7Neutral 1
Hannah MeiselmanOpposeManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

HB 1687-FN could unintentionally weaken enforcement mechanisms that protect domestic-violence survivors, because it removes criminal authority from the court that handles DV cases, it introduces delays and jurisdictional complexity, and tt may reduce the immediacy of consequences for violations

James GardnerSupportKeene, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

Title IV-D contractors should never be making any criminal determinations, judgments, or penalties relative to matters which they may preside over.

Leigh HutchinsonOpposeDerry, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

Position recorded without written comment.

Margaret KonzeOpposePembroke, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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Lauren WarnerNeutralConcord, NHfor Judicial BranchFeb 17, 2026

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Tami Lanzillo ZeimetzOpposeGilford, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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Georgina LambertOpposeBelmont, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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bonnie brunoOpposehollis, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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Randall CollierSupportsurry, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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Jesse MedeirosSupportPlainfield, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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Timothy FinneySupportBridgewater, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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Curtis HowlandSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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Pamela HardersSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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Karen Burnett-KurieOpposeWolfeboro, NHfor MyselfFeb 17, 2026

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