New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 143: criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 143 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire House on January 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child. Primary sponsor: Juliet Harvey-Bolia (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 11, 2025): Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 270; eff.01/01/2026.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juliet Harvey-Bolia | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | Belknap 3 |
| James L Creighton | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Tim McGough | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 11 |
| Jason Osborne | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | Rockingham 2 |
| Diane Pauer | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | Hillsborough 36 |
| Katy Peternel | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | Carroll 6 |
| Paul Terry | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | Belknap 7 |
| James R Thibault | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 270; eff.01/01/2026
- Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64
- Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
- Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2922e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61
- Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2922e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
- Conference Committee Report # 2025-2843c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
- Conference Committee Report 2025-2843c: Adopted, DV 200-166 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 23
- Removed from Consent (Reps. Cormen, W. Thomas, Meuse, Manos, McGhee, Raynolds, Caplan, Parshall, Petrigno, Gregg) 06/25/2025 HJ 18 P. 17
- Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2843c; 06/26/2025
- Conference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204
- Conferee Change; Senator Reardon Replaces Senator Fenton; SJ 16
- President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Abbas, Fenton; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
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