establishing a committee to study the issue of unmarried cohabitants, domestic partnerships, and common law marriage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Dec 28, 2022
Signed May 8, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2023
How they voted
195–148
Passed · 43 other
Total votes 386
Feb 22, 2023
D
Democratic190
84% Yea
I
Independent4
75% Yea
R
Republican192
73% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 8, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 05/04/2023; Chapter 14; eff: 05/04/2023
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/30/2023; SJ 12
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/30/2023; SC 15
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
upper
Feb 22, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (195-148-43)
house
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA DV 199-155 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 64
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/17/23 (Vote 10-5; RC) HC 12 P. 17
lower
Dec 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced 01/04/2023 and referred to Children and Family Law
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Maggiore
DDemocratic
Co
Cindy Rosenwald
DDemocratic
Co
David Watters
DDemocratic
Co
Kate Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Peggy Balboni
DDemocratic
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