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HB 1589 · 2026 · House · Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee

Digital choice act for data portability

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establishing the digital choice act.

Establishes the digital choice act, requiring social media companies to provide users access to their personal data and enable data sharing across platforms through open protocols and user-controlled interoperability interfaces.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes the digital choice act, which requires social media companies to provide users with access to their personal data and enable data sharing across platforms through open protocols and user-controlled interoperability interfaces.

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

““Personal data” means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual, including social graphs.”
RSA 358-A:14
“A social media company shall implement a transparent, third-party-accessible interoperability interface or interfaces to allow users to choose to:”
RSA 358-A:17
“The attorney general may, after completing an assessment, adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A,?to identify open protocols that it has determined meet the requirements of RSA 358-A:17.”
RSA 358-A:18
“The attorney general shall have exclusive authority to enforce violations under this subdivision.”
RSA 358-A:19

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Melissa LitchfieldRPrime
  • Rep. Michael MoffettRChair· State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Also: Rep. James ThibaultR, Rep. Michael GrangerR

Public testimony

14 signed in online · 4 wrote testimony

14% support57% oppose29% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Privacy and choice are core values and freedoms in this country.”
— Michaela Janowski, Eppingsupports
“This bill seems to mandate invention and interoperability. It rather feels like insisting that mandating that an F150 truck bed be interchangeable with Chevy and Dodge. Perhaps you might mandate that Verizon service be interoperable with ATT while you are at it.…”
— tom luther, claremontopposes
“Opposition Testimony for HB 1589: The Digital Choice Act The Digital Choice Act (HB 1589) presents a promising framework for enhancing user data rights and fostering competition within the technology sector.…”
— georgina Lambert, Belmontopposes
“My name is Dr. Edward Longe, and I serve as Director of National Strategy at the James Madison Institute, a 501(c)(3) research organization based in Tallahassee, Florida. We are guided by the principles of individual responsibility, limited government, and free markets.…”
— Edward Longe, Tallahassee · The James Madison Instituteneutral

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 4, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate16–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 19, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 15, 2026Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamPublic Hearing
  • Jan 22, 2026Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamSubcommittee Work Session
  • Feb 4, 2026Public hearingHouse Commerce and Consumer AffairsWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Feb 19, 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. 27
  2. Jan 15, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/15/2026 10:30 am GP 229
  3. Jan 22, 2026HouseSubcommittee Work Session: 01/22/2026 01:15 pm GP 229
  4. Feb 4, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/04/2026 01:00 pm GP 229
  5. Feb 4, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 7 P. 5
  6. Feb 19, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 6

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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