New Hampshire HB 1650: relative to the approval of alternative programs for granting credit leading to graduation.

Bill Text

HB 1650-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-3111

 12/08

HOUSE BILL 1650-FN

AN ACT relative to an age-appropriate design code.

SPONSORS: Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32; Rep. Nadeau, Rock. 4; Rep. Thibault, Merr. 25; Rep. L. Miner, Rock. 7; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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ANALYSIS

 This bill establishes an age-appropriate design code which limits businesses' ability to collect and use the personal data of minors in the state. The bill also limits what may be considered publicly available information which businesses may collect and use, and authorizes the attorney general to establish rules to enforce such provisions.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-3111

 12/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to an age-appropriate design code.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Subdivision; Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. Amend RSA 359-C by inserting after section 21 the following new subdivision:

Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

 359-C:22 Definitions. For the purposes of this subdivision:

 I. "Affiliate” means a legal entity that shares common branding with another legal entity or controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another legal entity. 

 II. "Control" or "controlled" means:

 (a) Ownership of, or the power to vote, more than 50 percent of the outstanding shares of any class of voting security of a company;

 (b) Control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors or of individuals exercising similar functions; or

 (c) The power to exercise controlling influence over the management of a company.

 III. “Age assurance” encompasses a range of methods used to determine, estimate, or communicate the age or an age range of an online user.

 IV. “Age range” means either an interval with an upper and lower age limit or a label indicating age above or below a specific age.

 V. “Algorithmic recommendation system” means a system that uses an algorithm to select, filter, and arrange media on a covered business’s website for the purpose of selecting, recommending, or prioritizing media for a user.

 VI.(a) “Biometric data” means data generated from the technological processing of an individual’s unique biological, physical, or physiological characteristics that allow or confirm the unique identification of the consumer, including:

 (1) Iris or retina scans;

 (2) Fingerprints;

 (3) Facial or hand mapping, geometry, or templates;

 (4) Vein patterns;

 (5) Voice prints or vocal biomarkers; and

 (6) Gait or personally identifying physical movement or patterns.

 (b) “Biometric data” does not include:

 (1) A digital or physical photograph;

 (2) An audio or video recording; or

 (3) Any data generated from a digital or physical photograph, or an audio or video recording, unless such data is generated to identify a specific individual.

 VII. “Business associate” has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

 VIII. “Collect” means buying, renting, gathering, obtaining, receiving, or accessing any personal data by any means. This includes receiving data from the consumer, either actively or passively, or by observing the consumer’s behavior.

 IX. “Compulsive use” means the repetitive use of a covered business’s service that materially disrupts one or more major life activities of a minor, including sleeping, eating, learning, reading, concentrating, communicating, or working. 

 X.(a) “Consumer” means an individual who is a resident of the state.

 (b) “Consumer” shall not include an individual acting in a commercial or employment context or as an employee, owner, director, officer, or contractor of a company, partnership, sole proprietorship, nonprofit, or government agency whose communications or transactions with the covered business occur solely within the context of that individual’s role with the company, partnership, sole proprietorship, nonprofit, or government agency.

 XI. “Covered business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, other legal entity, or an affiliate thereof: 

 (a) That conducts business in this state;

 (b) That generates a majority of its annual revenue from online services;

 (c) Whose online products, services, or featu