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HB 77 · 2025 · House · Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

Ban on scanning ID card data

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(New Title) prohibiting certain licensees from electronically recording or storing personal information obtained from an identification card.

Prohibits certain licensees from electronically recording or storing personal information obtained from an identification card.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill prohibits certain licensees from electronically recording or storing personal information obtained from an identification card.

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

“Notwithstanding any other law, nothing shall prohibit a licensee from scanning any of the approved forms of identification outlined in paragraph I for the purposes of verifying the age of a person purchasing alcohol or tobacco products.”
Section 143:1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Kevin VervilleRPrime
  • Rep. Keith AmmonRMajority Floor Leader

Public testimony

7 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

57% support29% oppose14% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I wish to speak on this bill in person and will bring documents.”
— Debra Johnson, Granthamsupports
“Thank you for trying to stop this kind of data mining. Thank you for passing this bill.”
— Carol Petrusewicz, Rochestersupports
“Poor sentence structure. The added clause is "This paragraph shall prohibit any person selling alcohol ..." The sentence form is self-referencing and strictly untrue. Mention of PARAGRAPH should be eliminated.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaneutral

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
  • Jan 30, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0080h (NT)16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 20, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-0080hadopted
  • Feb 20, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0080hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • May 15, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 15, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • Jun 12, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 14, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs1:47:24–1:48:321m 8slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Jan 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSubcommittee Work Session
  • Jan 30, 2025Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs1:35:29–1:36:401m 11slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0080h (NT); Executive Session
  • Feb 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0080h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-0080h — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 29, 2025Public hearingSenate Commerce54:33–56:342m 1slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • May 15, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 12, 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 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 2 P. 4
  2. Jan 14, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/14/2025 10:45 am LOB 307
  3. Jan 22, 2025HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 01/22/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
  4. Jan 30, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/30/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304
  5. Jan 30, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0080h (NT) 01/30/2025 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 12 P. 3
  6. Feb 20, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0080h: AA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 1
  7. Feb 20, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0080h: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 1
  8. Mar 6, 2025SenIntroduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
  9. Mar 25, 2025Sen==CANCELLED== Hearing: 03/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am; SC 13
  10. Apr 29, 2025SenHearing: 04/29/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:10 am; SC 19
  11. May 15, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21
  12. May 15, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  13. Jun 12, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17
  14. Jun 12, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 26
  15. Jul 1, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 07/01/2025; Chapter 143; eff. 08/30/2025

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Documents (PDF)

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