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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: I. Establishes a commission to study human trafficking within illicit massage businesses and provides for the commission's eventual repeal. II. Enhances the penalties for certain prostitution-related offenses.

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

“There is hereby established a commission to study human trafficking within illicit massage businesses.”
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“Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the criminal justice and public safety committee and one of whom shall be a member of the executive departments and administration committee.”
RSA 633:12
“Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.”
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“The commission may solicit input from any person or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.”
RSA 633:12

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 7, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0811h (NT)15–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-0811hadopted
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0811hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • May 1, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 1, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • May 22, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety2:47:10–2:47:3525slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Jan 29, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety43:00–44:051m 5slocated in the stream transcriptSubcommittee Work Session
  • Mar 7, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety19:50–22:543m 4slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0811h (NT); Executive Session
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0811h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-0811h (NT) — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 17, 2025Public hearingSenate Judiciary1:40:55–1:52:5411m 59slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • May 1, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • May 22, 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. 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.