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HB 391 · 2025 · House · Judiciary Committee

Anti-SLAPP lawsuit protections

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relative to preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation.

Establishes a legal process granting qualified immunity from suit, prosecution, and liability to defendants and counter-defendants in legal proceedings that impact their First Amendment rights, to prevent strategic lawsuits against public participation.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · May 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a legal process for preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation (anti-SLAPP) by granting qualified immunity from suit, prosecution, and from liability for any defendant or counter-defendant in any action, case, claim, administrative proceeding, arbitration, or any other legal process that impacts their First Amendment rights.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Travis CorcoranRPrime
  • Rep. Jason OsborneRMajority Leader

Public testimony

15 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

73% support27% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“We are one of the few states without anti-SLAPP laws. This is not a partisan issue, and it is one of the most basic things we can do to protect freedom of speech and freedom of the press in New Hampshire.…”
— Andrew Horn, Amherstsupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-059:30 amHouse JudiciaryLOB 206-208Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-03-101:00 pmHouse JudiciaryLOB 206-208Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 7
  2. Feb 5, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/05/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
  3. Mar 7, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/07/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
  4. Mar 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
  5. Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/10/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 20
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 37

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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