2026 session. Prime sponsor: Jay Markell (R). Status: Sent to interim study.
Adopts the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act as a new chapter, RSA 458-F. Courts could order measures such as travel limits, passport surrender, supervised visits, or a bond when there is a credible risk a child will be abducted. A court could issue an ex parte warrant (without the other parent present) for police to take a child into custody, with a hearing by the next judicial day. It takes effect 60 days after passage.
The House Children and Family Law Committee recommended Ought to Pass 9-7, and the House agreed 198-161 on February 12, 2026, then sent it to Finance. On March 26, the House voted to refer it for interim study. On October 23, 2026, the interim study report said not recommended for future legislation, 18-3.