New Hampshire HB 1100: establishing an exception to the prohibition against interception and disclosure of telecommunication or oral communications.

Bill Text

HB 1100-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2693

 09/06

HOUSE BILL 1100-FN

AN ACT establishing an exception to the prohibition against interception and disclosure of telecommunication or oral communications.

SPONSORS: Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Berch, Ches. 6

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

 This bill permits an individual to record a telecommunication after being informed that the call may be recorded.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2693

 09/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT establishing an exception to the prohibition against interception and disclosure of telecommunication or oral communications.

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

 1 New Subparagraph; Interception and Disclosure of Telecommunication or Oral Communications Prohibited; Exception. Amend RSA 570-A:2, II by inserting after subparagraph (m) the following new subparagraph:

 (n) A person to record a telecommunication after the other party to the telecommunication has informed the person that the telecommunication may be recorded.

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027. 

 LBA

 26-2693

 11/5/25

HB 1100-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT establishing an exception to the prohibition against interception and disclosure of telecommunication or oral communications.

FISCAL IMPACT: 

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 *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

 Estimated Political Subdivision Impact

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METHODOLOGY:

This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association