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SB 300 · 2025 · Senate · Judiciary Committee

Criminalizing AI child sexual images

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criminalizing the creation of child intimate visual representations.

Makes it a class B felony and tier II registrable offense to knowingly create, produce, manufacture, or direct an intimate visual representation of a child for prurient purposes.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · July 22, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill makes it a class B felony and a tier II registrable offense for a person to knowingly create, produce, manufacture, or direct an intimate visual representation of a child for prurient purposes.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as enacted. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“No person shall knowingly create, produce, manufacture, or direct an intimate visual representation of a child for prurient purposes when that child is identifiable from the intimate visual representation itself or information displayed in connection with the intimate visual representation.”
RSA 649-A:3-c
“For purposes of this section, "intimate visual representation" means any visual depiction, including any photograph, film, video, digital image, synthetic image, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, in which a child’s intimate parts are depicted.”
RSA 649-A:3-c
“For purposes of this section, “intimate parts” means the fully unclothed, partially unclothed, or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area, or anus, or, if the person is female, a partially or fully exposed nipple, including exposure through transparent clothing.”
RSA 649-A:3-c
“For purposes of this section, “synthetic image” means an image that has been altered or created depicting an individual's image in a realistic but false representation of the individual.”
RSA 649-A:3-c

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Daniel InnisRPrimeChair, Majority Policy Conference
  • Sen. Timothy LangRMajority Whip
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip
  • Sen. Sharon CarsonRPresident of the Senate
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Sen. Mark McConkeyRChair· Capital Budget
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education
  • Sen. Bill GannonRChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. David RochefortRChair· Health and Human Services

Also: Sen. Tim McGoughR, Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. David WattersD, Rep. James ThibaultR, Rep. John SellersR

Public testimony

9 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

78% support22% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Only idiots would think they could criminalize cartoons. Good luck preventing the cartoons from entering NH from anywhere over the world, as they presently do now.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass4–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Mar 27, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass7–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 27, 2025SenateRoll callOught to PassAdopted24–0How they voted
    Overall
    100% yea
    Republicans
    16–0100% yea
    Democrats
    8–0100% yea
  • May 9, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1719h15–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jun 5, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-1719hadopted
  • Jun 5, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1719hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • Jun 12, 2025SenateVoice voteSen. Gannon Moved to Concur with the House Amendmentadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as adopted by both chambers
  • Jun 26, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 4, 2025Public hearingSenate Judiciary46:44–47:511m 7slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 27, 2025Floor debateSenate floor4:17:16–4:19:582m 42slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, roll call 24-0
  • Apr 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety4:26:45–4:34:157m 30slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Apr 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety2:25:35–2:25:5722slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • May 9, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety3:10:46–3:14:073m 21slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1719h; ==CONTINUED== Executive Session
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1719h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-1719h — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 12, 2025Floor debateSenate floor26:56–27:5054slocated in the stream transcriptSen. Gannon Moved to Concur with the House Amendment — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Adopted — voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Feb 13, 2025SenIntroduced 02/13/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 6
  2. Mar 4, 2025SenHearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 11
  3. Mar 13, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/13/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 12
  4. Mar 13, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  5. Mar 27, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025, Vote 7-0; SC 14
  6. Mar 27, 2025SenOught to Pass: RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
  7. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 113
  8. Apr 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/11/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204
  9. Apr 23, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204
  10. Apr 25, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204
  11. May 9, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/09/2025 11:01 am LOB 202-204
  12. May 9, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1719h 05/09/2025 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 27 P. 9
  13. Jun 5, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1719h: AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 11
  14. Jun 5, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1719h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 12
  15. Jun 12, 2025SenSen. Gannon Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
  16. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
  17. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  18. Jul 15, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0259; Effective 01/01/2026

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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