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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 without the parent or guardian's consent.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

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

Hearings

  • 2025-03-041:00 pmSenate JudiciarySH 100Public hearing
  • 2025-04-1110:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-04-2311:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing
  • 2025-04-2510:00 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearingcancelled
  • 2025-05-0911:01 amHouse Criminal Justice and Public SafetyLOB 202-204Public hearing

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.