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Bill to clarify library‑user privacy and impose penalty advances after Goffstown disclosure dispute
Summary
HB 666 would clarify that library cards and membership status are covered by New Hampshire’s law protecting library records and would create a civil remedy for unauthorized disclosure; supporters said the change is needed after an incident in which a local library released cardholder information that was later posted online.
Representatives and library trustees told the Senate Judiciary Committee HB 666 is intended to resolve confusion about whether library cards and membership status are covered by New Hampshire’s confidentiality law for library records and to provide a civil remedy when those records are improperly disclosed.
Sponsor Rep. Lisa Mazer, who represents Hillsborough District 44, said the bill clarifies RSA 201‑D:11 so it explicitly includes library cards and membership status among records protected from public disclosure. She described a local case in which library cards were produced in response to a…
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