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HB 405 · 2025 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Study of massage business trafficking

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(New Title) establishing a commission to study human trafficking within illicit massage businesses and relative to prostitution and related offenses.

Establishes a commission to study human trafficking within illicit massage businesses and increases penalties for certain prostitution-related offenses.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · June 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a committee to study approaches to combat store-front sex trafficking in New Hampshire and provides duties thereto.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Erica LayonRPrimeChair· Executive Departments and Administration

Public testimony

8 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

50% support38% oppose13% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“The Office of the Child advocate supports efforts to reduce and combat human sex trafficking in NH.”
— Lissa Mascio, Concord · NH Office of the Child Advocatesupports
“I support this bill because sex-trafficking is terrible. but sex work is real work and I hope that this committee figures out that by legalizing ethical sex work they can combat illegal sex-trafficking.”
— Samantha Kearns, Goffstownsupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-2210:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 301-303Public hearing
  • 2025-01-2910:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-03-0710:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-04-171:00 pmSenate JudiciarySH 100Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 8
  2. Jan 22, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/22/2025 12:00 pm LOB 301-303
  3. Jan 29, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 01/29/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  4. Mar 7, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  5. Mar 7, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0811h (NT) 03/07/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC)
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0811h (NT): AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 7
  7. Mar 20, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0811h: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 7
  8. Mar 20, 2025SenIntroduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
  9. Apr 17, 2025SenHearing: 04/17/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 17
  10. May 1, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
  11. May 1, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11
  12. May 22, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15
  13. May 22, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 51
  14. Jun 2, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 06/02/2025; Chapter 63; I. Sec 7 eff 11/01/2026 II. Rem eff. 06/02/2025

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.