New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 8 R cosponsors

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.

Last action — Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 270; eff.01/01/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on August 11, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 270; eff.01/01/2026

  2. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64

  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18

  4. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2922e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61

  5. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2922e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18

  6. Conference Committee Report # 2025-2843c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17

  7. Conference Committee Report 2025-2843c: Adopted, DV 200-166 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 23

  8. Removed from Consent (Reps. Cormen, W. Thomas, Meuse, Manos, McGhee, Raynolds, Caplan, Parshall, Petrigno, Gregg) 06/25/2025 HJ 18 P. 17

  9. Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2843c; 06/26/2025

  10. Conference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204

  11. Conferee Change; Senator Reardon Replaces Senator Fenton; SJ 16

  12. President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Abbas, Fenton; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16

  13. Sen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16

  14. Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Ladd, Lynn, Rhodes 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168

  15. House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2608s 2025-2581S 2025-2583s and 2025-2510s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168

  16. Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  17. Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-2608s, #2025-2581S, #2025-2583s, and #2025-2510s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  18. Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2025-2510s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  19. Sen. Long Floor Amendment # 2025-2583s, RC 23Y-0N, AA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  20. Sen. Lang Moved to Reconsider the vote on: #2025-2583s, MA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  21. Sen. Long Floor Amendment # 2025-2583s, RC 22Y-1N, AA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  22. Sen. Fenton Floor Amendment # 2025-2581s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  23. Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2025-2608s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15

  24. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 06/05/2025, Vote 3-2;

  25. Hearing: 05/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 21

  26. Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7

  27. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0408h 2025-0774h: MA DV 368-4 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 27

  28. FLAM # 2025-0774h (Rep. Meuse): AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 26

  29. Amendment # 2025-0408h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 25

  30. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  31. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0408h 02/21/2025 (Vote 10-5; RC) HC 14 P. 17

  32. Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204

  33. Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204

  34. ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 12:00 pm LOB 202-204

  35. Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 7

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 407 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (407)

407 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Floor Amendment

Passed 23 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 7001
Total 23001
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Watters Democrat Not Voting
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Pat Long Democrat Yea
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Yea
Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Yea
Tara Reardon Democrat Yea
Bill Gannon Republican Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
Daryl Abbas Republican Yea
David Rochefort Republican Yea
Denise Ricciardi Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kevin Avard Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Yea
Sharon Carson Republican Yea
Tim McGough Republican Yea
Timothy Lang Republican Yea
Victoria Sullivan Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 143?
HB 143 is sponsored by Jason Osborne (Republican), Juliet Harvey-Bolia (Republican), Paul Terry (Republican), Diane Pauer (Republican), Katy Peternel (Republican), Tim McGough (Republican), James Thibault (Republican), and James Creighton (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 143?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 06, 2025. Enacted.
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