NH House passes child data privacy bill despite criticism of hearing process

By: Maya Mitchell

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 487

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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The New Hampshire House of Representatives advanced a bill Thursday that would expand on federal child data protection laws, despite a representative’s protest that the hearing was inadequate.

In a 214-145 Republican-led vote, the House passed House Bill 1460, which prohibits social media applications and websites from selling location and other sensitive data of underage users in the state to third-party vendors. It expands on the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

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