# New Hampshire SB262: relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age.

New Hampshire SB262, relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Victoria Sullivan (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-24 (Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0124; Effective 01/01/2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB262
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to the penalty for trafficking in persons under 18 years of age.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-06-24, Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0124; Effective 01/01/2026
- Sponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katherine J. Prudhomme-O'Brien (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Noble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa R Mazur (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate

## Actions (14)

- 2025-06-24: Signed by the Governor on 06/24/2025; Chapter 0124; Effective 01/01/2026 (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 24 (House)
- 2025-06-16: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/12/2025); SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass: MA RC 290-71 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 25 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-04-30: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/23/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 23 P. 12 (House)
- 2025-04-14: ==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Executive Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Public Hearing: 04/11/2025 12:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 113 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing: 02/20/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 10 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-06-16: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1149&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7919)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16503)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13905)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1149&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7919)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16503)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=13905)

## 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)
- [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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB262-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).