HB 334 – AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
06/05
HOUSE BILL 334
AN ACT relative to the sale of personally identifiable information by Internet service providers.
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
This bill requires Internet service providers to give consumers the option to refuse to agree to the sale of their personally identifiable information by the Internet service provider.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0240
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT relative to the sale of personally identifiable information by Internet service providers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Internet Privacy. Amend RSA 374 by inserting after section 22-q the following new subdivision:
374:22-r Definition. In this subdivision, “personally identifiable information” means information that identifies:
I. A consumer by physical or electronic address or telephone number;
II. A consumer as having requested or obtained specific materials or services from an Internet service provider;
III. Internet or online sites visited by a consumer; or
IV. Any of the contents of a consumer’s data-storage devices.
374:22-s Sale of Personally Identifiable Information; Option to Refuse. Internet service providers shall, in the contract for service, provide consumers with the option to refuse to agree to the sale of their personally identifiable information to third parties by the Internet service provider.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.