# New Hampshire SB263: (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, and relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. New Hampshire SB263, (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, and relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sharon M. Carson (Republican); status passed house, last action 2025-06-12 (Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB263-2025-2026 - 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 SB263 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: (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, and relative to the termination of tenancy at the expiration of the tenancy or lease term. - Status: passed house - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-06-12, Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16 - Sponsor: Sharon M. Carson (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: Sharon M. Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim A Kofalt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sherman A. Packard (Republican), House ## Actions (24) - 2025-06-12: Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2567h: MA RC 202-168 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 69 (House) - 2025-06-05: FLAM # 2025-2639h (Rep. Cormen): AF DV 171-198 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 68 (House) - 2025-06-05: FLAM # 2025-2567h (NT) (Rep. Lynn): AA DV 208-162 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 68 (House) - 2025-06-05: Lay SB263 on Table (Rep. Cormen): MF RC 179-193 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 66 (House) - 2025-05-28: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House) - 2025-05-28: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/23/2025 (Vote 12-4; RC) HC 27 P. 15 (House) - 2025-05-14: Executive Session: 05/23/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-05-14: Public Hearing: 05/23/2025 10:30 am LOB 202-204 (House) - 2025-05-08: Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 12 (House) - 2025-05-08: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1717h: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 12 (House) - 2025-05-08: Amendment # 2025-1717h: AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 11 (House) - 2025-04-30: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1717h 04/23/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC) HC 23 P. 9 (House) - 2025-04-16: Executive Session: 04/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208 (House) - 2025-04-03: Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 02:00 pm LOB 206-208 (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 11 P. 113 (House) - 2025-03-20: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0745s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Amendment # 2025-0745s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0745s, 03/20/2025, Vote 4-0; SC 13 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Special Order to 03/20/2025, Without Objection, MA; 03/13/2025 SJ 7 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: SB 263 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0745s, 03/13/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:40 pm; SC 11 (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 3 (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7920) ## 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 - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7920) ## 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) - [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-SB263-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).