New Hampshire
Subnational jurisdiction · as of 2026-07-15
New Hampshire has no adult content age verification law and no app store or social media specific access law. A 2026 bill requiring age verification for pornographic websites (SB 648) passed the Senate with amendments on March 26, 2026 but was killed in the House, which adopted the committee recommendation of "inexpedient to legislate" on May 14, 2026. A 2026 app store age verification bill (HB 1658) died without passing either chamber. New Hampshire's age gating protections instead run through its general data privacy law: the New Hampshire Privacy Act (SB 255, 2024) restricts targeted advertising, sale, and profiling involving a known minor age 13 to 15, in effect since January 1, 2025, and a 2026 amendment (HB 1460) further bars the sale of a known child's personal data outright, signed into law on June 19, 2026 and effective January 1, 2027.
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Instruments on record
SB 255, New Hampshire Privacy Act
In force
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 507-H (2024 N.H. Laws ch. 5)
Effective 2025-01-01 · Applies to private
Bars a controller from processing personal data for targeted advertising or from selling it, without consent, where the controller has actual knowledge or willfully disregards that the consumer is at least 13 and under 16 years old, and requires a data protection assessment for any processing activity that presents a heightened risk of harm to consumers, including minors.
| Age threshold | 16 |
| Penalties | Enforced as a violation of the Consumer Protection Act by the Attorney General, with a mandatory cure period through December 31, 2025 |
| Enforcement body | New Hampshire Department of Justice, Data Privacy Unit |
| Private suits | no |
Source: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 507-H (2024 N.H. Laws ch. 5)
HB 1460, prohibiting the sale of a child's personal data
Enacted, not yet in force
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 507-H (as amended by 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 168)
Effective 2027-01-01 · Applies to private
Amends the New Hampshire Privacy Act to prohibit a controller from selling a known child's personal data, including location data, to a third party for money or other value, regardless of consent, going beyond the prior opt in framework that applied only to minors 13 to 15. Passed the House 214 to 145 on February 12, 2026, passed the Senate with amendment on April 9, 2026, the House concurred on May 7, 2026, and Governor Ayotte signed it on June 19, 2026.
| Age threshold | 13 |
| Penalties | Enforced under the New Hampshire Privacy Act's existing civil penalty structure |
| Enforcement body | New Hampshire Department of Justice, Data Privacy Unit |
| Private suits | no |
Source: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 507-H (as amended by 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 168)