New Hampshire 2026 Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 648 — requiring age verification by commercial entities to allow access to pornographic material.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 25, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

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High chance

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Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Summary

(New Title) requiring age verification by commercial entities to allow access to pornographic material.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

57 added · 58 removed

Plain-language change summary

The key change in the bill SB 648 is that it shifts the focus from broadly prohibiting access to "material harmful to minors" to specifically targeting "pornographic material." This means that the definition now emphasizes content designed for sexual stimulation, allowing for clearer enforcement of age verification requirements by businesses that share such content. This amendment matters because it narrows the scope of what must be regulated, potentially making it easier for commercial entities to comply while still protecting minors from inappropriate content. Additionally, the enforcement now solely involves the attorney general, streamlining accountability.

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SB 648 - AS INTRODUCED SESSION 26-2082 05/09 SENATE BILL 648 AN ACT requiring age verification to allow access to certain material harmful to minors.
SB 648 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 03/26/2026 1235s SESSION 26-2082 05/09 SENATE BILL 648 AN ACT requiring age verification by commercial entities to allow access to pornographic material.
Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill requires a person that owns, operates, or controls a website or application for commercial purposes and publishes or distributes a substantial portion of material that is harmful to minors to implement age verification procedures.
Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill requires a person that owns, operates, or controls a website or application for commercial purposes and publishes or distributes a substantial portion of material that is pornographic to implement age verification procedures.
The bill establishes a private right of action for noncompliance and provides for enforcement by the attorney general.
This bill also authorizes the attorney general to enforce such requirements against commercial entities for violations of such requirements.
SB 648 - AS INTRODUCED 26-2082 05/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT requiring age verification to allow access to certain material harmful to minors.
SB 648 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE 03/26/2026 1235s 26-2082 05/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT requiring age verification by commercial entities to allow access to pornographic material.
Restriction on Access to Material Harmful to Minors.
Restriction on Access to Pornographic Material.
CHAPTER 507-J RESTRICTION ON ACCESS TO MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS 507-J:1 Definitions.
CHAPTER 507-J RESTRICTION ON ACCESS TO PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL 507-J:1 Definitions.
"Material harmful to minors" means any material that:
"Pornographic material" means material that depicts nudity or sexual acts for the purpose of sexual stimulation.
(a) The average person applying contemporary community standards would find, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;
(a) The presence of nudity or sexual acts in material shall not necessarily make that material pornographic, if the purpose of that form of material is something other than sexual stimulation.
(b) Depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way;
(b) Pornographic material may take the form of photographs, videos, writings, audio recordings, or animation, among other media formats.
and (c) Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.
and (b) Publishes or distributes a substantial portion of material that is harmful to minors.
and (b) Publishes or distributes a substantial portion of pornographic material.
"Substantial portion" means content in which more than one-third of a website's total content, measured by volume or number of images and videos, is harmful to minors.
"Substantial portion" means content in which more than one-half of a website's total content, measured by volume or number of images and videos, is pornographic material.
A commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the internet shall:
A commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes pornographic material on the Internet shall:
507-J:3 Liability and Enforcement.
SB 648 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE - Page 2 - 507-J:3 State Enforcement.
SB 648 - AS INTRODUCED - Page 2 - I.
Any parent or legal guardian of a minor who accesses material harmful to minors due to a commercial entity's failure to verify age as required by this chapter shall have a cause of action against the entity for damages, including statutory damages of up to $10,000 per violation, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.
II.
A commercial entity shall not claim Section 230 immunity under the federal Communications Decency Act as a defense in any civil action arising from a violation of this chapter.
507-J:4 State Enforcement.
507-J:5 Data Privacy.
507-J:4 Data Privacy.
507-J:6 Exemptions.
507-J:5 Exemptions.
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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  2. Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/29/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 19 P. 10

  3. Executive Session: 04/29/2026 10:00 am GP 229

  4. Subcommittee Work Session: 04/21/2026 01:15 pm GP 229

  5. Public Hearing: 04/07/2026 11:00 am GP 159

  6. Subcommittee Work Session: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 229

  7. Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 9 P. 55

  8. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1235s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

  9. Sen. Reardon Floor Amendment # 2026-1235s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

  10. Sen. Lang Moved Ought to Pass; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

  11. Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7

  12. Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/26/2026, Vote 3-1; SC 11

  13. Hearing: 01/08/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 47

  14. Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 414 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (414)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 648 do?
(New Title) requiring age verification by commercial entities to allow access to pornographic material.
Who sponsors SB 648?
SB 648 is sponsored by Tara Reardon (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 648?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced November 25, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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