New Hampshire
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.
Subnational jurisdiction. Reviewed 2026-07-15.
SB 255, New Hampshire Privacy Act
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.
- Citation
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 507-H (2024 N.H. Laws ch. 5)
- Status
- In force
- Effective date
- 2025-01-01
- Applies to
- Private sector
- Age threshold
- 16
- Covered services
- Controllers subject to the New Hampshire Privacy Act processing data of a known minor age 13 to 15
- 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 right of action
- 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
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.
- Citation
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 507-H (as amended by 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 168)
- Status
- Enacted, not yet in force
- Effective date
- 2027-01-01
- Applies to
- Private sector
- Age threshold
- 13
- Covered services
- Controllers processing personal data of a known child under 13 as defined by the New Hampshire Privacy Act
- Penalties
- Enforced under the New Hampshire Privacy Act's existing civil penalty structure
- Enforcement body
- New Hampshire Department of Justice, Data Privacy Unit
- Private right of action
- no
- Source
- N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 507-H (as amended by 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 168)
Reviewed 2026-07-15. Confidence: high. Fast-moving area, verify before relying. Not legal advice.