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The bill, intended to create criminal and civil remedies for AI programs that engage children in realistic conversations encouraging self-harm, illegal drug use, sexual exploitation, or violence, generated debate about scope and exemptions. Representative Lynn explained the bill is “very narrowly drawn” to target AI owners or operators with knowledge that a communication is intended to be sent to a child to cause harm.

Floor amendment 2639h, offered to remove exemptions for chatbots that are characters in video games and streaming media, was defeated after opponents warned the change risked criminalizing speech in expressive entertainment and could sweep in narrative non-player characters. Representative Corman argued that video-game NPCs and in-story characters are not the same as general-purpose public chatbots and that exempting them avoids chilling artistic expression.

Other speakers said the bill gives the attorney general the primary enforcement authority and a 90-day cure period before the state may file suit; opponents worried that gives companies an incentive to make a quick fix that avoids accountability for harm already done and deprives victims of private remedies. Supporters stressed the bill was designed to be narrowly targeted and to provide the state a clear enforcement path. The House adopted the amended bill on a recorded vote and the committee report was approved, sending the bill forward for final action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Session (06/05/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Lawmakers adopted Senate Bill 263 after debate on exemptions for character AI in video games and whether the attorney general should have exclusive enforcement authority; a floor amendment to remove media exemptions failed.","taxTitle","House of Representatives, Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",17741,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6211103,"House advances expansion of Education Freedom Accounts despite calls for audit delay",647,18474000,19121000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3699631-124208b5df577015cee552e02a5cf62a&start=18474&end=19121","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3699631-124208b5df577015cee552e02a5cf62a/thumbnail_18474000.jpg","/articles/6211103/New-Hampshire/House-advances-expansion-of-Education-Freedom-Accounts-despite-calls-for-audit-delay","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6211103-e8644a9f7c914226cdbb0576c02038a5/orig.mp4?Expires=1776057907&Signature=V50dZbUAlDAZERIrfeSUgmK9efXtbzE8JCUFL5RRo8OuwCiJDa8wMM2wVLUYxZ4QXQgWbAs9hzuIhHBwGFCoz2ro0Wx5OLGpzM-ok6xC7H5ZVhZxsrs1Vf3QfhCK-P4euIxNQACpcBXVN-uH9N9cXQ95rgvRpcbYNOFPlxqUPt2vhQUN6txk-H67zxVIrQ5CvNz84Po~4MYTcAa-XefBL04mXFKf6Y0mD3lyCpcGySujtgx6ZCGeEV46fbx9RRxeRmWsw9pmMqqiPDpXfSQ12lDC1v~fqdku7L3OUF6uoCMo6rk3lzs4DHRabMRkLgMFd2ycOMdG1vf~9aBK~kJFXQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Hampshire House on Thursday approved changes to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program that remove several prior limits and set a staged enrollment cap, rejecting an amendment that would have delayed expansion pending a comprehensive state audit.

Opponents urged caution. Representative Luno and other critics pointed to an LBA (Legislative Budget Assistant) sample review showing application errors and urged lawmakers to wait for the full audit report before expanding a program that uses public funds to pay for private schooling. \"Waiting for the audit results is the least we can do to assure our taxpayer dollars are used wisely,\" Luno said.

Supporters argued the program provides immediate choices for families and that the committee amendment imposed a structured cap. The adopted amendment set an initial enrollment cap and a formula that increases the cap by 25% if prior-year enrollment exceeds 90% of the cap; the cap also contains priority enrollment categories (current EFA students, siblings, students with disabilities, and lower-income families) that can enroll regardless of the cap. Representative Kate Murray spoke against expanding the voucher program amid strained state finances and noted the bill’s effective cap mechanism can expand toward universal eligibility over time.

A proposed floor amendment to delay expansion until the LBA audit was complete was defeated in a roll call. After subsequent debate the House adopted the committee report as amended. The transcript records extended debate over program costs, vendor reporting and the appropriate role of taxpayer dollars in private education, and multiple roll-call votes on rival floor amendments.","The House debated and approved Senate Bill 295 to expand Education Freedom Accounts (school vouchers). Lawmakers rejected an amendment that would have delayed expansion until a Legislative Budget Assistant audit was complete and instead passed the committee measure with a rolling cap mechanism.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6211110,"House advances fentanyl penalty reforms while adding limited psilocybin decriminalization",0,24002000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3699631-124208b5df577015cee552e02a5cf62a&start=24002&end=24002","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3699631-124208b5df577015cee552e02a5cf62a/thumbnail_24002000.jpg","/articles/6211110/New-Hampshire/House-advances-fentanyl-penalty-reforms-while-adding-limited-psilocybin-decriminalization","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6211110-7a3c03d8d03ba9812a3ed1bf58a21791/orig.mp4?Expires=1776057907&Signature=aRjUVZTrcYPnwow5lHc9j99V7LmyZq429pCkQT8QqPdKqoY8b2sZK4Umhmba7PbzrMO9k8lTjRawtumpEjjW75R9fwN49Te8MsvXeM0uURYCzKE4bgDBpYG7LDbJR9EIZ22IZM9KBoO-oso6C90L8CngI~Wac9DWX3pquIp-lcyxf9r8Boz6LjMe1XeUaCMUcQbYP-q-4kx9YKfA2qi6gWSepWpRsVAOSnoBOKCZoQqwcTmeaWLMiIoK-JTi8IQZw3R8Rmu3yztbWLzNLBtl~2w~DgO8Fr16CqunwjvOLEpmC8AzbArilfYJgzxTSb0mF8R1ioBhkuGfZypZ~tBVpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Hampshire House debated and ultimately moved forward on a package that tightened penalties for fentanyl-related crimes while accepting a measure to reduce felony penalties for small amounts of psilocybin.

Supporters pressed for stiffer penalties and mandatory minimums for large-volume fentanyl distribution, saying courts should have clearer tools to punish dealers who bring deadly quantities of fentanyl into the state. Representative Terri Roy and others argued the state must act against “poison” that is killing residents and said the bill includes a judicial safety valve to preserve discretion.

Opponents, including Representative Scheer and other lawmakers with criminal-justice reform experience, said mandatory minimums have historically failed to reduce drug harms and raise incarceration costs. Scheer cited research showing mandatory minimums had little effect and warned of large correctional expenses should the state lock up more people.

The bill passed the House as amended after multiple roll-call votes on competing amendments. A House amendment that retained stronger penalties but included decriminalization for small amounts of psilocybin advanced; committee members and several veterans supported the psilocybin change, citing therapeutic benefits for PTSD and addiction. Representative Verville and Representative Roy noted the compromise combined penalty reform with narrow psychedelic policy changes.

Floor debate included technical points about thresholds: speakers noted that quantities of fentanyl in grams correspond to lethal doses and described judicial-safety-valve language aimed at excluding non-dealer cases from mandatory minimums. Representative Scheer and others warned the statutory criteria for avoiding mandatory minimums were “incredibly onerous” and might leave only a tiny fraction of defendants eligible for judicial relief.

After a sequence of amendments and division votes the House adopted the committee report on SB14 as amended. The transcript shows votes and multiple floor amendments were considered, and at the end the committee report was adopted and the bill advanced for further legislative processing.","Lawmakers voted on Senate Bill 14, debating mandatory minimums for fentanyl offenses and a separate change decriminalizing small amounts of psilocybin. The session split lawmakers between tough-on-drugs rhetoric and calls to avoid costly, ineffective mandatory minimums.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6211115,"House passes parental bill of rights after heated debate over school disclosure rules",12644,1048000,13692000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3699631-124208b5df577015cee552e02a5cf62a&start=1048&end=13692","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3699631-124208b5df577015cee552e02a5cf62a/thumbnail_1048000.jpg","/articles/6211115/New-Hampshire/House-passes-parental-bill-of-rights-after-heated-debate-over-school-disclosure-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6211115-e507b1a2ca8feb1f3b1436dbd6be5994/orig.mp4?Expires=1776057907&Signature=GYYiXUQlet60VXLYws7xNuOxSOKC7ebkzIh8WK0txC8wQoRnnwP2JV0CwwC7u3GJ9cYEuJOHqFWgnE4PbH~p07iOV~5sDz82tcw9jJTqbfDzA41q4NAy5h1sVIGkKIzJjZiB73N4oLy90e9LJRcG7r5tEU12R-MvRmh6SG5RwhuPUps9cm6tX4ra-N00oOMUq1LcfhZZFsLaKi26tW7zKdh~Nt1qEcAgqw7OFIQEXZxSX-r5AL1y1JclAWhPEThEV-FhgzQDb17T2qpKK0m0j9AVUjiWqdYYe2GBiJg3qzd3l7KrFvTMEDqQFeX24t-hL8MDzAO5X6Oisz~TGLm5hQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Hampshire House on Thursday approved legislation establishing a parental bill of rights and separately debated related mandatory-disclosure rules for school employees after hours of floor amendments and public testimony.

Supporters said the bill reaffirms parents’ central role in the upbringing and education of their children. Opponents — including educators, child welfare advocates and some lawmakers — warned that certain language in amendments could make it harder for school staff to report suspected child abuse and could undermine students’ confidential access to school counselors and clinicians.

Lawmakers spent much of the morning and early afternoon arguing over the meaning and effect of the phrase “clear and convincing evidence” in the bill’s definition of a “compelling state interest,” and over a separate, high-profile amendment that would require school employees to disclose information to parents on request. Representative Deborah DeSimone, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure “prioritizes issues that are of greatest concern to Granite Staters” and “affirms that parents have a fundamental right with respect to the education and upbringing of their children.”

Opponents said the provision as drafted would raise an unusually high legal standard for school staff to share concerns with child-protection agencies. Representative Raymond, speaking against the majority amendment, warned that “clear and convincing is a legal term that means 90% sure,” and said that standard is typically used in termination-of-parental-rights proceedings, not routine school disclosures. She said the result could be that “a child disclosing abuse to a teacher would not be enough for the school to call DCYF.”

Debate also focused on a companion bill, Senate Bill 96, that would require school-district employees to disclose to parents information about their children. Supporters said the change gives parents a right to honest, timely answers; opponents said it could put school social workers, psychologists and counselors — who in many circumstances hold legally protected confidentiality with students — in impossible positions.

Representative Michael Potenza offered a floor amendment to SB 96 adding enforcement mechanisms for willful violations; the House adopted that amendment in a roll-call vote. Representative Kluger and others stressed the need to protect trusted, confidential relationships students have with clinicians: “The supreme court has already affirmed that children have a right to confidentiality in whatever they tell a psychologist or social worker,” Raymond said during debate.

The House ultimately voted to concur with the Senate on House Bill 10 (the parental bill of rights) with the body’s amendments and then adopted a series of floor amendments and committee changes to the mandatory-disclosure bill. The bills now move on in the legislative process. The transcript records multiple roll-call and division votes on amendments and on concurrence with the Senate version of the parental bill.","Lawmakers approved legislation affirming parental rights in education, and considered separate but related mandatory-disclosure rules for school employees after lengthy debate over a \"clear and convincing\" evidence standard and how disclosures intersect with child-abuse investigations.","actionData","errors"]

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