prohibiting the sale of a child's personal data.
HB 1460 prohibits companies and services that collect children's data from selling their location or other sensitive information. It directly affects businesses operating apps, websites, or platforms that gather data from minors, banning the sale regardless of parental consent. The bill amends New Hampshire's data privacy law (RSA 507-H) by adding a new requirement that covered entities cannot sell children's data, building on existing federal COPPA rules. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, without new state funding or positions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Dec 4, 2025
Signed Jun 24, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made. The diff reflects the standard administrative process of converting a bill adopted by both legislative bodies into its final chaptered form (Chapter 168). Changes include assigning permanent section numbers, removing the internal fiscal note, and adding the governor's approval date.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers changed from generic '1' and '2' to permanent chapter-based numbers '168:1' and '168:2', which is standard when a bill is assigned a chapter number.
The fiscal note (an internal budget impact analysis) was removed, as it is not part of the final enacted law.
TIMELINE
Added 'Approved: June 19, 2026' and 'Effective Date: January 01, 2027' to record when the governor signed the bill and when it takes effect.
Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
110–92
Passed · 21 other
Total votes 223
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic107
84% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican114
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Jun 24, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 168; eff.01/01/2027
lower
May 7, 2026
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1273s (Rep. DeSimone): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12 P. 2
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1273s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
Sen. Abbas Floor Amendment # 2026-1273s, AA, VV; 04/09/2026; SJ 8
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/09/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 13
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 62
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Children and Family Law; SJ 4
upper
Feb 12, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-92-21)
house
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA RC 214-145 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 12
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Finance 02/12/2026 HJ 4 P. 14
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/27/2026 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 6 P. 10
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 21
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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