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HB 143 · 2025 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Criminalizing AI solicitation of children

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(Second New Title) 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.

Criminalizes and creates a private right of action for facilitating, encouraging, offering, soliciting, or recommending certain acts to a child through a responsive generative communication.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · August 11, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill provides that an order to leave or not enter any municipal or school district property shall not be issued to any person unless approved by a unanimous vote of the governing body in a duly noticed public meeting, unless a court order restraining the person from entering the property has been issued.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

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Sponsors

Rep. Juliet Harvey-BoliaRPrimeDeputy Majority Floor Leader
  • Rep. Jason OsborneRMajority Leader
  • Rep. Diane PauerRChair· Municipal and County Government
  • Rep. Katy PeternelRVice Chair· Education Policy and Administration
  • Rep. James CreightonRChair· Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Also: Rep. Paul TerryR, Rep. James ThibaultR, Sen. Tim McGoughR

Public testimony

40 signed in online · 8 wrote testimony

18% support83% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“We dealt with an unlawful trespass order in the Nashua School District.…”
— Beth Scaer, Nashuasupports
“Allowing a New Hampshire citizen to be given a no trespass order without any due process is against a person's civil liberties.…”
— Nancy Biederman, New Bostonsupports
“Hello, my name is Ryan O'Hora and I live in Hooksett and work in Pembroke at the Town Library as the director. I'm opposed to this bill because this does not offer local control to our libraries.…”
— Ryan O'Hora, Hooksett · A Public Library/Myselfopposes
“This will cause unnecessary delays for protecting students and teachers.”
— Jill Weed, CENTER HARBORopposes
“This bill is a slippery slope. That call should be made immediately by the authorities in the school or city building based on the situation. Those in attendance should not have to wait for a unanimous vote of anyone, let alone governing body!…”
— Linda Harriott-Gathright, Nashuaopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2410:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-02-2110:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-05-151:00 pmSenate JudiciarySH 100Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 7
  2. Jan 24, 2025House==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 12:00 pm LOB 202-204
  3. Jan 24, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/24/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
  4. Feb 21, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  5. Feb 21, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0408h 02/21/2025 (Vote 10-5; RC) HC 14 P. 17
  6. Feb 26, 2025HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  7. Mar 6, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0408h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 25
  8. Mar 6, 2025HouseFLAM # 2025-0774h (Rep. Meuse): AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 26
  9. Mar 6, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0408h 2025-0774h: MA DV 368-4 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 27
  10. Mar 6, 2025SenIntroduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
  11. May 15, 2025SenHearing: 05/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 21
  12. Jun 5, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 06/05/2025, Vote 3-2;
  13. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2025-2608s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  14. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Fenton Floor Amendment # 2025-2581s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  15. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Long Floor Amendment # 2025-2583s, RC 22Y-1N, AA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  16. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Lang Moved to Reconsider the vote on: #2025-2583s, MA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  17. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Long Floor Amendment # 2025-2583s, RC 23Y-0N, AA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  18. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2025-2510s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  19. Jun 5, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendments #2025-2608s, #2025-2581S, #2025-2583s, and #2025-2510s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15
  20. Jun 5, 2025SenWithout 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
  21. Jun 5, 2025HouseHouse 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
  22. Jun 5, 2025HouseSpeaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Ladd, Lynn, Rhodes 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168
  23. Jun 5, 2025SenSen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  24. Jun 5, 2025SenPresident Appoints: Senators Gannon, Abbas, Fenton; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
  25. Jun 18, 2025HouseConference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204
  26. Jun 11, 2025SenConferee Change; Senator Reardon Replaces Senator Fenton; SJ 16
  27. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2843c; 06/26/2025
  28. Jun 25, 2025HouseRemoved from Consent (Reps. Cormen, W. Thomas, Meuse, Manos, McGhee, Raynolds, Caplan, Parshall, Petrigno, Gregg) 06/25/2025 HJ 18 P. 17
  29. Jun 26, 2025SenConference Committee Report # 2025-2843c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
  30. Jun 26, 2025HouseConference Committee Report 2025-2843c: Adopted, DV 200-166 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 23
  31. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2922e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  32. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2922e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61
  33. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  34. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64
  35. Aug 1, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 270; eff.01/01/2026

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