relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
This bill increases the criminal penalty for violating the privacy of minors in New Hampshire by making such acts a class B felony. It directly affects anyone who knowingly or should reasonably know that a person under 18 is entitled to privacy in a specific location. The key provision amends existing privacy laws to specify that breaching the peace or privacy of a child in these settings will result in the most severe felony classification. This change aims to provide stronger legal consequences for privacy violations involving children without altering the underlying definition of what constitutes a privacy breach.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Dec 1, 2023
Signed Jun 20, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 20, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 06/14/2024; Chapter 71; eff. 7/14/2024 HJ 16
lower
Apr 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2024; SJ 11
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 02/21/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 6
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0419h: MA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 4
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Amendment # 2024-0419h: AA VV 02/22/2024 HJ 6 P. 4
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0419h 02/02/2024 (Vote 18-0; CC)
lower
Dec 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Rhodes
RRepublican
Co
Bill Boyd
RRepublican
Co
Daryl Abbas
RRepublican
Co
Donovan Fenton
DDemocratic
Co
Nancy Murphy
DDemocratic
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