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New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1710: relative to procedures relating to child abduction.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1710 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on December 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to procedures relating to child abduction. Primary sponsor: Jay Markell (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 23, 2026): Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation 10/23/2026 (Vote 18-3;).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jay MarkellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 18
Debra DeSimoneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 18
Melissa LitchfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 32
Bob LynnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 17
Jodi NelsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 13
Mark PearsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouseRockingham 34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Future Legislation 10/23/2026 (Vote 18-3;)
  2. Executive Session: 10/23/2026 10:00 am GP 230
  3. Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 3
  4. Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/17/2026 (Vote 25-0; CC)
  5. Executive Session: 03/17/2026 10:00 am GP 230
  6. Division I Work Session: 03/13/2026 10:00 am GP 230
  7. Ought to Pass: MA RC 198-161 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 14
  8. Referred to Finance 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 16
  9. Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
  10. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 6 P. 10
  11. Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:00 am GP 230
  12. Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 11:00 am GP 230

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source