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HB1643 Relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.

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Relative to the report of a guardian ad litem.

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

May affect costs of family court proceedings involving guardian ad litem reports.

6
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Your Community

Improving GAL reporting standards helps ensure children's interests are properly represented in family court.

6
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Your Freedom

Better reporting requirements give parents more access to information affecting custody decisions about their children.

Status

Veto Sustained 08/19/2026: Regular Calendar 157-152 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

Kimberly Rice (R)

The Short Version

Addresses the reports filed by guardians ad litem (court-appointed representatives for children) in family court proceedings. Changes to GAL reporting requirements can affect the quality and transparency of children's advocacy in custody and abuse cases.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Children in custody disputes
  • ▲ Parents seeking transparency in family court proceedings
  • ▲ Family court judges making decisions based on GAL reports

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Guardians ad litem facing additional reporting requirements

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

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 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 156 for , 14 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 1 for , 138 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).

156R + 1D
Voted to Override (157)
14R + 138D
Voted to Sustain Veto (152)
32
Absent
43
Not voting
Show all 384 individual votes

Voted Yea (157)

Republicans (156)
Democrats (1)

Voted Nay (152)

Republicans (14)
Democrats (138)
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 (43)

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 Vallone (D) , Michael Vose (R) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Richard Lascelles (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)

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