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HB 1408 · 2026 · House · Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee

Ban on officials doxxing constituents

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prohibiting public disclosure of personal information on the Internet by an elected official.

Creates a misdemeanor offense for an elected official who publicly discloses a constituent's personal information on the Internet with intent to harass.AI-generated

Status

Recommended for passage but never voted; died at adjournment · February 27, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill creates a misdemeanor offense for an elected official to publicly disclose on the Internet personal information of a constituent with the intent to harass.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Of a “harassing nature” means of a nature that a reasonable person would consider as seriously alarming, seriously annoying, seriously tormenting, or seriously terrorizing of the person and that serves no legitimate purpose.”
RSA 643:3
“An elected official who is convicted for a violation of paragraph II shall be fined not more than $500 or confined in jail for not more than one year, or both.”
RSA 643:3
“A constituent may submit a written request to a state or local government official to remove personal information from records that are available on the Internet.”
RSA 643:3
“If a state or local government receives the written request, then the state or local government official shall not knowingly make available on the Internet personal information about the constituent or the constituent’s immediate family.”
RSA 643:3

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Alissandra MurrayDPrimeClerk· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Rep. Cathryn HarveyDRanking Member· Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Also: Rep. Karen HegnerD, Rep. Linda HaskinsD, Rep. Sanjeev ManoharD, Rep. Janet LucasD, Rep. Peter LovettD, Rep. Suzanne VailD, Rep. Terri O'RorkeD

Public testimony

38 signed in online · 11 wrote testimony

71% support29% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I strongly and unequivocally support HB 1408. In a time when government is under intense scrutiny and public trust is fragile, elected officials must not exploit their position to harass or intimidate constituents.…”
— Margaret Cowan, Wilmotsupports
“I respectfully submit this testimony in support of HB 1408, which creates a misdemeanor offense when an elected official publicly discloses a constituent’s personal information on the Internet with the intent to harass.…”
— Blake Wilder, Graftonsupports
“I support HB 1408 because doxxing is dangerous and no one should have to worry about an elected official putting their personal information online to intimidate or threaten them. This bill keeps people safe while still allowing transparency and public records to remain public.”
— Kathleen Malsbenden, Newmarketsupports
“This is unworkable. NH.GOV currently posts such PII on this very website. Will you ban yourself?”
— tom luther, claremontopposes
“If you are a politician, candidate or official, the terms of the deal is that everybody has a right to know anything they can learn about you which is legal to access. It is right and good that you be thoroughly examined to earn a vote.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

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
  • Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0802h12–0
    Overall
    100% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 16, 2026Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety6:03:54–6:05:191m 25slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Public Hearing
  • Feb 11, 2026Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety34:00–36:002mlocated in the stream transcript==CONTINUED== Public Hearing
  • Feb 13, 2026Public hearingHouse Criminal Justice and Public Safety1:05:34–1:06:341mlocated in the stream transcriptExecutive Session

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 19
  2. Jan 16, 2026House==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 01/16/2026 04:00 pm GP 159
  3. Feb 11, 2026House==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 10:00 am GP 159
  4. Feb 13, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/13/2026 10:00 am GP 159
  5. Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0802h 02/18/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC) HC 10 P. 11
  6. Mar 10, 2026HouseRemoved from Consent (Reps. Farrington, McFarlane, Tom Mannion, D. Kelley, Popovici-Muller, Mehegan, C. McGuire, Drew, Read, Corcoran) 03/10/2026 HJ 7 P. 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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