New Hampshire
New Hampshire has 12 tracked bills, 5 news records, and 0 public figures; leading categories are data privacy, AI in education, and data-center siting, the stage mix is 7 committee and 5 dead, and facility matching found no matched data centers, 9 matched power plants totaling 3,740 MW, 0 local policy areas and 0 local actions.
Legislation
- In committeeConcerningSB640
Relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license.
Relative to the use of artificial intelligence to provide services requiring a professional license. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and ai safety, and associated with Howard Pearl and Timothy Lang. The record date is 2026-03-16.
Updated Mar 16, 2026Source - In committeeUnder reviewSB439
Relative to municipal data center zoning.
Relative to municipal data center zoning. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a review policy posture, linked to local zoning and local control, and associated with Debra Altschiller and Hope Damon. The record date is 2026-02-26.
Updated Feb 26, 2026Source - In committeeRestrictiveHB1460
Prohibiting the sale of a child's personal data.
Prohibiting the sale of a child's personal data. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to data privacy and child safety, and associated with Melissa Litchfield and Jay Markell. The record date is 2026-02-13.
Updated Feb 13, 2026Source - In committeeHB1808
Establishing the position of academic research and improvement performance data analyst in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor.
Establishing the position of academic research and improvement performance data analyst in the department of education and making an appropriation therefor. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in education and associated with Roderick Ladd and Daniel Popovici-Muller. The record date is 2026-02-13.
Updated Feb 13, 2026Source - In committeeHB297
Relative to providing self-funded employer health benefit plans access to their claims data.
Relative to providing self-funded employer health benefit plans access to their claims data. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy and associated with Carry Spier. The record date is 2026-01-30.
Updated Jan 30, 2026Source - DeadFavorableHB1739
Relative to energy infrastructure, economic development, and workforce training for large-scale data facilities.
Relative to energy infrastructure, economic development, and workforce training for large-scale data facilities. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Dead stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a favorable policy posture, linked to grid capacity, energy rates, and job creation, and associated with Santosh Salvi and Alicia Gregg. The record date is 2025-12-17.
Updated Dec 17, 2025Source - DeadConcerningHB1694
Relative to the regulation of and protections for personal data obtained by websites and data brokers.
Relative to the regulation of and protections for personal data obtained by websites and data brokers. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Dead stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Alice Wade and Patrick Long. The record date is 2025-12-12.
Updated Dec 12, 2025Source - DeadConcerningHB1589
Establishing the digital choice act.
Establishing the digital choice act. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Dead stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Melissa Litchfield and James Thibault. The record date is 2025-12-10.
Updated Dec 10, 2025Source - DeadConcerningHB1650
Relative to an age-appropriate design code.
Relative to an age-appropriate design code. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Dead stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to child safety and data privacy, and associated with Melissa Litchfield and Brian Nadeau. The record date is 2025-12-10.
Updated Dec 10, 2025Source - DeadRestrictiveHB1265
Prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers.
Prohibiting the construction of data centers in the state and establishing a committee to study the environmental impact of data centers. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Dead stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to environmental review, water consumption, and carbon emissions, and associated with Peter Schmidt and Wendy Thomas. The record date is 2025-12-01.
Updated Dec 1, 2025Source - In committeeRestrictiveHB1316
Restricting the collection and disclosure of autism-related data by state agencies.
Restricting the collection and disclosure of autism-related data by state agencies. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to data privacy, and associated with Lily Foss and Billie Butler. The record date is 2025-12-01.
Updated Dec 1, 2025Source - In committeeSB583
Directing the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system.
Directing the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system. is tracked in New Hampshire at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in education and associated with Timothy Lang and Patrick Long. The record date is 2025-11-25.
Updated Nov 25, 2025Source
Recent news
New Hampshire Joins 12 States With Data Center Moratorium Bills
Good Jobs First / Stateline · Mar 6, 2026
NH HB 1265 Proposes One-Year Data Center Moratorium
InDepthNH.org · Feb 11, 2026
NH HB 1724 Requires Utilities to Report Data Center Grid Risks
LegiScan / New Hampshire Legislature · Feb 5, 2026
NH Senate Passes SB 439 Enabling Local Data Center Zoning
Citizens Count / LegiScan · Jan 29, 2026
ALEC Backs NH HB 1124 Right to Compute Bill
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) · Jan 29, 2026
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