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HB1565 Relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families.

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Relative to the penalty for false reports of suspected abuse and neglect made to the division for children, youth, and families.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No direct financial impact; could save state resources currently spent investigating false reports.

7
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Your Community

Deters weaponization of the child welfare system through false reports, protecting innocent families while ensuring real abuse reports are taken seriously.

7
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Your Freedom

Protects families from malicious false accusations that trigger invasive state investigations, while preserving the ability to report genuine concerns.

Status

Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: Regular Calendar 168-140 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote House Journal 16

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

James Spillane (R)

The Short Version

Strengthens penalties for people who make knowingly false reports of child abuse and neglect to DCYF. Currently in Senate committee after overwhelming House support (reconsideration failed 18-311). False reports waste resources and traumatize families.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Families targeted by false abuse reports
  • ▲ DCYF caseworkers who can focus on real cases
  • ▲ Children in genuinely dangerous situations who benefit from better resource allocation

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Those who make false reports would face stiffer penalties

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 165 for , 5 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 3 for , 135 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Veto Override 2026-08-19
Passed

YES = Override the veto (keep the bill alive). NO = Let the veto stand (kill the bill).

165R + 3D
Voted to Override (168)
5R + 135D
Voted to Sustain Veto (140)
32
Absent
44
Not voting
Show all 384 individual votes

Voted Yea (168)

Republicans (165)
Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (140)

Republicans (5)
Democrats (135)
Absent (32)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Darrell Louis (R) , Debra DeSimone (R) , Ellen Read (D) , Ellen Rockmore (D) , Gary Daniels (R) , Jim Kofalt (R) , John Potucek (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Karen Ebel (D) , Kevin Scully (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Kristin Noble (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Linda Harriott-Gathright (D) , Linda Ryan (D) , Loren Foxx (D) , Loren Selig (D) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Mike Ouellet (R) , Paul Berch (D) , Ron Dunn (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Vanessa Sheehan (R) , Walter Spilsbury (R)

Did not vote (44)

Aidan Ankarberg (I) , Beth Richards (D) , Bill Ohm (R) , Bryan Morse (R) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Christopher Herbert (D) , Dan Bergeron (D) , Daniel LeClerc (D) , Donald McFarlane (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Erica deVries (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , James MacKay (D) , James Summers (R) , Jared Sullivan (D) , Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Leavitt (R) , John Stone (D) , John Suiter (R) , Joseph Barton (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Mark MacKenzie (D) , Mark Vallone (D) , Michael Moffett (R) , Michael Vose (R) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Riche Colcombe (R) , Robley Hall (R) , Russell Dumais (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Samantha Jacobs (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Grund (D) , Steven Bogert (R) , Travis Corcoran (R) , Travis Toner (R) , Valerie McDonnell (R) , William Dolan (D)

Reconsider 2026-03-11
Failed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

0R + 18D
Voted Yea (18)
182R + 129D
Voted Nay (311)
36
Absent
27
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Nay (311)

Republicans (182)
Democrats (129)
Absent (36)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , James Thibault (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Nicholas Bridle (R) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R) , Tony Caplan (D)

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