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SB 263 · 2025 · Senate · Judiciary Committee

Criminalizing AI chatbot harm to children

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(New Title) criminalizing and creating a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child, and relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term.

Criminalizes and creates a private right of action for facilitating, encouraging, offering, soliciting, or recommending certain acts to a child through a responsive generative communication, and adds expiration of a lease over 6 months as grounds for eviction.AI-generated

Status

Died on the table in the House · June 5, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✕House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill: I. Criminalizes and creates a private right of action for the facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child. II. Adds the expiration of the term of the lease or tenancy if over 6 months as grounds for an eviction.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill As Amended by the House (2nd committee). Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The attorney general may bring an action against an owner or operator that violates this section for damages proximately caused to a child, as provided in paragraph III, or for appropriate injunctive relief.”
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“Prior to initiating such action, the attorney general shall provide the owner or operator with written notice of each alleged violation and the factual basis thereof, and shall give the owner or operator 90 days to provide assurances satisfactory to the attorney general that the owner or operator has cured the violations and has taken adequate steps to prevent future violations.”
RSA 507:8-k
“If such assurances satisfactory to the attorney general are provided, the attorney general shall not initiate an action against the owner or operator for such violations.”
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“An owner or operator of such service shall be liable to a child, or the parent or next friend of the child, for damages proximately caused by a violation of paragraph I, but in no instance liable for an amount less than liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000 per violation.”
RSA 507:8-k

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Sharon CarsonRPrimePresident of the Senate
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRChair, Majority Policy Conference
  • Sen. Timothy LangRMajority Whip
  • Rep. Jason OsborneRMajority Leader
  • Rep. Sherman PackardRSpeaker of the House

Also: Rep. Jim KofaltR

Public testimony

18 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

44% support56% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0745s4–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0745s4–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateVoice voteCommittee amendment 2025-0745sadopted
  • Mar 20, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0745sadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the Senate
  • Apr 23, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1717h17–1
    Overall
    94% yea
  • May 8, 2025HouseVoice voteAmendment 2025-1717hadopted
  • May 8, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1717hadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • May 23, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Ought to Pass12–4
    Overall
    75% yea
  • Jun 5, 2025HouseRoll callLay SB263 on Table (Rep. Cormen)Failed179–193How they voted
    Overall
    48% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    18–1909% yea
    Democrats
    161–398% yea
  • Jun 5, 2025HouseDivisionFloor amendment 2025-2567h (Rep. Lynn)Adopted208–162
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Jun 5, 2025HouseDivisionFloor amendment 2025-2639h (Rep. Cormen)Failed171–198
    Overall
    46% yea
  • Jun 5, 2025HouseRoll callOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-2567hAdopted202–168How they voted
    Overall
    55% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    193–1394% yea
    Democrats
    9–1555% yea
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • Jun 12, 2025SenateVoice voteSen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendmentadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 4, 2025Public hearingSenate Judiciary56:09–59:503m 41slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateSenate floor2:32:31–2:35:052m 34slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0745s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0745s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-0745s — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 9, 2025Public hearingHouse Judiciary4:50:26–4:56:466m 20slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Apr 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Judiciary1:50:14–1:53:213m 7slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1717h; Executive Session
  • May 8, 2025Floor debateHouse floor35:39–36:0627slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1717h — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-1717h — adopted, voice vote; Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • May 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety34:51–38:113m 20slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass — roll call; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateHouse floor3:16:27–3:21:134m 46slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-2567h — adopted, roll call 202-168; FLAM # 2025-2567h (NT) (Rep. Lynn) — adopted, division 208-162; FLAM # 2025-2639h (Rep. Cormen) — failed, division 171-198
  • Jun 12, 2025Floor debateSenate floor34:31–35:3059slocated in the stream transcriptSen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3
  2. Mar 4, 2025SenHearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 11
  3. Mar 13, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0745s, 03/13/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 12
  4. Mar 13, 2025SenSB 263 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
  5. Mar 20, 2025SenSpecial Order to 03/20/2025, Without Objection, MA; 03/13/2025 SJ 7
  6. Mar 20, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0745s, 03/20/2025, Vote 4-0; SC 13
  7. Mar 20, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0745s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  8. Mar 20, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0745s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8
  9. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 11 P. 113
  10. Apr 9, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/09/2025 02:00 pm LOB 206-208
  11. Apr 23, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 04/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208
  12. Apr 23, 2025House: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1717h 04/23/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 23 P. 9
  13. May 8, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1717h: AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 11
  14. May 8, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1717h: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 12
  15. May 8, 2025HouseReferred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 12
  16. May 23, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 05/23/2025 10:30 am LOB 202-204
  17. May 23, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 05/23/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
  18. May 23, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass 05/23/2025 (Vote 12-4; RC) HC 27 P. 15
  19. May 28, 2025HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  20. Jun 5, 2025HouseLay SB263 on Table (Rep. Cormen): MF RC 179-193 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 66
  21. Jun 5, 2025HouseFLAM # 2025-2567h (NT) (Rep. Lynn): AA DV 208-162 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 68
  22. Jun 5, 2025HouseFLAM # 2025-2639h (Rep. Cormen): AF DV 171-198 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 68
  23. Jun 5, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-2567h: MA RC 202-168 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 69
  24. Jun 12, 2025SenSen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16

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Background reading

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Documents (PDF)

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