NH Opt-In 'Bill Killed;' Government Privacy Measure Next on Chopping Block
The status of legislation to supplement New Hampshire’s comprehensive privacy law is “BILL KILLED,” according to the legislature’s webpage for HB-195. A Senate committee last week decided the bill was “inexpedient to legislate” and added it to a consent calendar so that the Senate could place the final nail in the coffin Thursday (see 2504240034).
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The New Hampshire Data Privacy Act took effect Jan.1. HB-195 proposed enhancing that law by barring some organizations from disclosing personal information without opt-in consent. That’s unlike the current law, which requires opt-out consent except for sensitive data. However, industry groups chafed at that idea and urged state legislators to leave the privacy law as-is (see 2503050038).
Also Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee ruled a government privacy bill (HB-522) "inexpedient to legislate," adding it to the Senate consent calendar for May 8. At a hearing last month, HB-522 supporters said the bill was necessary to ensure future New Hampshire governments didn't act nefariously with people's information (see 2504080052).