The Children and Family Law Committee is a standing committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[1]
Per the House Rules, committees of the New Hampshire House of Representatives are assigned by the speaker of the house after consultation with the minority leader.[2] Committees are assigned after each election.[3] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The Speaker is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: House Rules
“ | It shall be the duty of the Committee on Children and Family Law to consider matters relating to children and youth, their rights, obligations, and protection, including all matters covered by RSA 169-B, 169-C, and 169-D, divorce, custody and child support; the application of criminal laws and sentencing to children and such other matters as may be referred to it.[4][5] | ” |
Children and Family Law Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(1) |
Children and Family Law Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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Children and Family Law Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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William Fowler (R) left this committee on December 01, 2020.
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Children and Family Law Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Caroletta Alicea | • Kimberly Rice, Chair | |||
• Mary Gile | • Daniel Itse, Vice chair | |||
• Skip Berrien | • Allen W. Cook | |||
• Mary Beth Walz | • John Lewicke | |||
• Marjorie Smith | • John J. O'Connor | |||
• Lucy McVitty Weber | • Kevin Scully | |||
• Matthew Spencer | ||||
• Brenda Willis |
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Children and Family Law Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (12) | |||
• Patrick Long, Clerk | • Carolyn Gargasz, Chair | |||
• Audrey Stevens | • Debra DeSimone, Vice Chair | |||
• Alethea Lincoln Froburg | • Daniel Itse | |||
• Cynthia Chase | • Kyle Tasker | |||
• Naida Kaen | • Ann M. Howe | |||
• Martha Hennessey | • Eric Schleien | |||
• Caroletta Alicea | • Jeffrey Oligny | |||
• Skip Berrien | • Frank Edelblut | |||
• Jason R. Parent | ||||
• Paul Ingbretson | ||||
• Elizabeth Ferreira | ||||
• Kimberly Rice |
Children and Family Law Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Mary Beth Walz, Chair | • Debra DeSimone, Clerk | |||
• Patrick Long, Vice Chair | • Carolyn Gargasz | |||
• Deanna Rollo | • Daniel Itse | |||
• Eileen Flockhart | • Jeffrey Oligny | |||
• Carol Friedrich | • Dudley Dumaine | |||
• Cynthia Chase | • J.R. Hoell | |||
• Caroletta Alicea | • Stella Tremblay | |||
• Mary Frambach | • Kelleigh Murphy | |||
• Ruth Gulick | • Robert Nigrello | |||
• Mariellen MacKay | ||||
• Audrey Stevens |
Children and Family Law Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (13) | |||
• Patricia Lovejoy | • Edward Moran, Chair | |||
• Anne Grassie | • Edith Hogan, Vice Chair | |||
• Marjorie Porter | • Jane Johnson, Clerk | |||
• Franklin Gould | • Julie Brown | |||
• Debra DeSimone | ||||
• Connie Soucy | ||||
• David Robbins | ||||
• Carolyn Gargasz | ||||
• Phyllis Katsakiores | ||||
• Amy Perkins | ||||
• Patricia Dowling | ||||
• Marie Sapienza | ||||
• Jeffrey Oligny |