# New Hampshire HB143: (Second 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. New Hampshire HB143, (Second 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., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Juliet Harvey-Bolia (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-11 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 270; eff.01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB143-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire HB143 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: (Second 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-08-11, Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 270; eff.01/01/2026 - Sponsor: Juliet Harvey-Bolia (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free school meals up to 200% of federal poverty: benefit, medium. School boards can choose to give free meals to students in families up to 200% of the federal poverty level. Federal funds still pay for meals that meet federal income rules. For free meals outside federal rules, the state pays 50% of the gap to free and districts pay the other 50%. Districts that… - Stronger child safety and new AI liability: mixed, medium. The law strengthens crimes for endangering a child and adds new rules for AI and online services. Unreasonable conduct that risks or causes serious injury or death is a crime, and tattooing or branding a minor and illegal adoption placements are also crimes. The worst cases are class A felonies; ot… - Stronger rules for school and town trespass bans: mixed, low. The law sets strict, written steps for no‑trespass bans on town and school property. Boards must approve new bans by unanimous vote at a public meeting, unless the person asks for a private session. Every order must be in writing, name the place and reason, last no more than 90 days, and explain he… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Juliet Harvey-Bolia (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James L Creighton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James R Thibault (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Katy Peternel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul A Terry (Republican), House ## Actions (35) - 2025-08-11: Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 270; eff.01/01/2026 (House) - 2025-07-18: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64 (House) - 2025-07-18: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-07-14: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2922e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61 (House) - 2025-07-11: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2922e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report 2025-2843c: Adopted, DV 200-166 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 23 (House) - 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2843c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17 (Senate) - 2025-06-25: Removed from Consent (Reps. Cormen, W. Thomas, Meuse, Manos, McGhee, Raynolds, Caplan, Parshall, Petrigno, Gregg) 06/25/2025 HJ 18 P. 17 (House) - 2025-06-19: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2843c; 06/26/2025 (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/18/2025 02:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-06-11: Conferee Change; Senator Reardon Replaces Senator Fenton; SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-11: President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Abbas, Fenton; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Sen. Gannon Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Ladd, Lynn, Rhodes 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168 (House) - 2025-06-10: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2608s 2025-2581S 2025-2583s and 2025-2510s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 168 (House) - 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendments #2025-2608s, #2025-2581S, #2025-2583s, and #2025-2510s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Sen. Birdsell Floor Amendment # 2025-2510s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Sen. Long Floor Amendment # 2025-2583s, RC 23Y-0N, AA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Sen. Lang Moved to Reconsider the vote on: #2025-2583s, MA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Sen. Long Floor Amendment # 2025-2583s, RC 22Y-1N, AA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Sen. Fenton Floor Amendment # 2025-2581s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2025-2608s, AA, VV; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 06/05/2025; SJ 15 (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 06/05/2025, Vote 3-2; (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Hearing: 05/15/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 21 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0408h 2025-0774h: MA DV 368-4 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 27 (House) - 2025-03-06: FLAM # 2025-0774h (Rep. Meuse): AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 26 (House) - 2025-03-06: Amendment # 2025-0408h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 25 (House) - 2025-02-26: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House) - 2025-02-26: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0408h 02/21/2025 (Vote 10-5; RC) HC 14 P. 17 (House) - 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 02/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-01-16: Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-01-15: ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 12:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-01-06: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 7 (House) ## Bill text - As Amended, 2025-07-11: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15947) - Enrolled, 2025-07-11: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=339&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=4692) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17004) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16599) ## Related bills - HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law) - HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. 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(failed) - HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=15947) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=339&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=4692) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17004) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16599) ## Related - [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026) - [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026) - [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026) - [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026) - [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026) - [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB143-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).