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HB 666 · 2025 · House · Judiciary Committee

Library record privacy penalties

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relative to adding restitution payment for violations of the confidentiality of the library use records and adding library cards and membership status to the list of confidential matters.

Adds restitution payments and penalties for violations of the confidentiality of library use records and expands the confidentiality protections to include library cards and membership status.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · May 8, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✕Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill adds restitution payment and penalties for violating the confidentiality of the library use records and expands it to include library cards and membership status.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Lisa MazurRPrimeVice Chair· Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
  • Rep. Joe AlexanderRChair· Housing
  • Rep. Ross BerryRChair· Election Law
  • Rep. Sherri ReinfurtRClerk· Housing
  • Sen. Keith MurphyRDeputy President Pro Tempore

Also: Rep. Henry GiassonR, Rep. Sheila SeidelR

Public testimony

15 signed in online · 5 wrote testimony

27% support73% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“This is a waste of time. No. Please find something else to work on. Never in the history of librarians have they been interested enough to leak who's checking out books. It's a library.”
— Jennifer Suitter, Merrimackopposes
“What public trust does this bill serve? Someone pointing out that a library card is nonexistent, or invalid, and then being punished to pay $500 restitution, along with a notarized letter of apology does not seem like a fair restitution.…”
— Michael Berry, Eppingopposes
“This is no public good associated with this bill. It's an unwarranted and unnecessary attack on public libraries.”
— Mary Jenkins, Goffstownopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-039:30 amHouse JudiciaryLOB 206-208Public hearing
  • 2025-03-1211:00 amHouse JudiciaryLOB 206-208Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-04-241:00 pmSenate JudiciarySH 100Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 22
  2. Feb 3, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/03/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
  3. Mar 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/12/2025 11:00 am LOB 206-208
  4. Mar 12, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0332h 03/12/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 61
  5. Mar 21, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate HC 17
  6. Mar 27, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0332h: AA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 72
  7. Mar 27, 2025HouseFLAM # 2025-1307h (Rep. Alexander Jr.): AA VV 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 73
  8. Mar 27, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0332h 2025-1307h: MA RC 189-172 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 73
  9. Mar 27, 2025SenIntroduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10
  10. Apr 24, 2025SenHearing: 04/24/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:45 pm; SC 19
  11. May 8, 2025SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/08/2025; SC 20
  12. May 8, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/08/2025; SJ 12

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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