# New Hampshire HB652: abolishing the family division, creating the office of family mediation, and reassigning the jurisdiction of the family division.

New Hampshire HB652, abolishing the family division, creating the office of family mediation, and reassigning the jurisdiction of the family division., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by JD Bernardy (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-08-20 (Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB652
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: abolishing the family division, creating the office of family mediation, and reassigning the jurisdiction of the family division.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2026-08-20, Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16
- Sponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: JD Bernardy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa C.M. Post (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière
- Cosponsor: Susan G DeRoy (Republican), House

## Actions (13)

- 2026-08-20: Died on Table, Session ended 08/19/2026 HJ 16 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Lay HB652 on Table (Rep. DeSimone): MA DV 268-66 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 113 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Removed from Consent (Reps. Nalevanko, Kaczynski, Sabourin dit Choiniere, D. Kelley, Barton, Sirois, Perez, DeRoy, Bernardy, Post) 02/16/2026 HJ 5 P. 3 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 7 P. 3 (House)
- 2026-02-05: Executive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 230 (House)
- 2026-01-07: Recommit (Rep. DeSimone): MA DV 183-161 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 82 (House)
- 2025-11-04: Executive Session: 09/30/2025 11:00 am GP 230 (House)
- 2025-10-02: Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (House)
- 2025-10-02: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 09/30/2025 (Vote 12-2; RC) HC 51 P. 19 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-01-27: Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 01:30 pm LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 3 P. 21 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7297)

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7297)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB652-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).