New HampshireHB6392025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

relative to the use of and disputes over blockchain and digital currencies.

Sponsored By: Keith Michael Ammon (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Easier rules for nodes and miners

The law bars state and local bans on running nodes, sending digital assets, or staking. Home miners and mining businesses do not need a money‑transmitter license. Node operators also do not need that license. Offering mining or staking services is not treated as a security under state law. Validators, node operators, and miners are not liable for a transaction just because they validated it.

Fair local rules for crypto mining

You may mine digital assets at home if you follow local noise rules. Towns cannot set mining‑specific decibel limits beyond their normal noise rules. Mining businesses can operate in any industrial zone. Governments cannot single out miners with special zoning or discriminatory electricity rates. They must give required notice and hearings before zoning changes. A mining business can appeal discriminatory zoning in superior court, and the court must block it. Governments may still offer incentives that favor proof‑of‑stake over proof‑of‑work.

Use digital assets without new taxes

You can use digital assets to buy legal goods and services. State and local governments cannot ban or limit this. They also cannot stop you from holding your own keys or using a third‑party wallet. They cannot add a tax, fee, or withholding just because you paid with a digital asset.

Private keys protected in court

Beginning January 1, 2026, no state body can force you to reveal a private key. A judge can order disclosure only with clear and convincing proof that no other way exists and that harm would be irreparable. Any order must be narrowly limited to what is needed.

Special court track for blockchain disputes

The state creates a special blockchain dispute docket in superior court for cases where both sides agree. The governor appoints the first presiding justice and more judges can be assigned. Anyone directly harmed by a violation of this chapter can ask the superior court or the docket for help. The court can issue orders, including declaratory and injunctive relief. If you win and prove the violation was purposeful by a preponderance of the evidence, the court can award your reasonable attorney’s fees.

Smart‑contract trusts get legal protections

Smart‑contract trusts fall under New Hampshire courts when legal rules are met or when the settlor used a New Hampshire creator. A person ordered to change smart‑contract code is presumed to have an impossibility defense, unless the court proves by clear and convincing evidence that the contract is not decentralized. A qualifying smart contract can work as an irrevocable spendthrift trust with the same protections. No one can be forced to give direct access to a wallet used only to receive and distribute those trust funds. Courts can still order beneficiaries to turn over funds they already received.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Keith Michael Ammon
Republican • House

Cosponsors

Kevin A. Avard
Republican • Senate
Calvin Beaulier
Republican • House
Jason M. Osborne
Republican • House
Joe H. Alexander
Republican • House
Joe Sweeney
Republican • House
Mark Warden
Affiliation unavailable

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/10/2026; Chapter 286; eff. 9/8/2026
7/16/2026House
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 56
7/1/2026House
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 15
6/29/2026Senate
Conference Committee Report 2026-2065c: Adopted, VV 06/04/2026 HJ 15 P. 31
6/15/2026House
Conference Committee Report # 2026-2065c, Adopted, VV; 06/04/2026; SJ 14
6/4/2026Senate
Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2026-2065c; 06/04/2026
5/28/2026Senate
Conferee Change; Senator Avard Replaces Senator Fenton; SJ 14
5/26/2026Senate
Conference Committee Meeting: 05/26/2026 11:00 am GP 229
5/26/2026House
President Appoints: Senators Gray, Innis, Fenton; (In Recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11
5/6/2026Senate
Sen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11
5/6/2026Senate
Speaker Appoints: Reps. Hunt, Ammon, D. McGuire, Spier 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 82
5/5/2026House
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-0291s 2026-1169s and 2026-1048s and Requests CofC (Reps. Hunt, Weyler): MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 82
5/5/2026House
Ought to Pass with Amendments #2026-1048s and #2026-1169s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
3/12/2026Senate
Sen. McGough Floor Amendment # 2026-1169s, AA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
3/12/2026Senate
Committee Amendment # 2026-1048s, AA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
3/12/2026Senate
HB 639 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
3/12/2026Senate
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1048s, 03/12/2026; Vote 6-1; CC; SC 9
3/5/2026Senate
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0291s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
2/5/2026Senate
Sen. Innis Floor Amendment # 2026-0291s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
2/5/2026Senate
Sen. Innis Moved Ought to Pass; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
2/5/2026Senate
Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
2/5/2026Senate
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 02/05/2026, Vote 4-2; SC 4
1/29/2026Senate
Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 01/29/2026; SJ 2
1/29/2026Senate
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/29/2026, Vote 4-2; SC 3
1/7/2026Senate
Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
1/7/2026Senate

Bill Text

Enrolled
6/29/2026
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Introduced
1/16/2025
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CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION
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Version adopted by both bodies
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