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HB 1208 · 2026 · House · Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

Caller ID rules for telemarketers

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relative to caller identification requirements for telemarketing calls.

Requires telemarketers to use valid, returnable phone numbers and prohibits businesses from displaying disconnected or reassigned caller ID numbers.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 11, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires telemarketers to use valid, returnable phone numbers and prohibits businesses from displaying caller ID numbers that are disconnected or listed in the federal Reassigned Numbers Database.

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

“Any solicitation message made through the use of an automatic telephone dialing system shall disclose immediately after telephone contact:”
RSA 359-E:5
“Any business that makes a telemarketing call to a New Hampshire resident shall ensure that the telephone number transmitted to the recipient’s caller identification service is a valid, returnable number.”
RSA 359-E:5

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Timothy HorriganDPrime

Public testimony

7 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

100% support0% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Can we just ban telemarketers? Does anyone enjoy cold calls? Has anyone ever given money to someone who tries to sell them something over the phone? I get harassed regularly by people from Massachusetts who are trying to sell me a roof, windows, and gutters.…”
— Margaret Konze, Pembrokesupports
“I support HB1208 because clear caller identification requirements help protect residents from fraud and deceptive telemarketing practices. Strengthening transparency in phone communications is a straightforward consumer-protection measure”
— Hannah Meiselman, Manchestersupports

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: Inexpedient to Legislate15–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 11, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2026Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer Affairs46:53–54:357m 42slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2026Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Full Committee Work Session; Executive Session
  • Mar 11, 2026Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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 Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 1 P. 10
  2. Feb 11, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2026 10:30 am GP 229
  3. Feb 18, 2026HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 229
  4. Feb 18, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2026 01:00 pm GP 229
  5. Feb 18, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 10 P. 6
  6. Mar 11, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 7

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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