CHAPTER 196
HB 1388-FN - FINAL VERSION
04/28/2022 1676s
2022 SESSION
22-2635
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1388-FN
AN ACT relative to the unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image.
SPONSORS: Rep. Nutting-Wong, Hills. 32; Rep. Abbas, Rock. 8; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 15
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a criminal penalty for the unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/28/2022 1676s 22-2635
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to the unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
196:1 Public Indecency; Indecent Exposure and Lewdness. Amend RSA 645:1, I to read as follows:
I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
(a) Such person fornicates, exposes his or her genitals, or performs any other act of gross lewdness under circumstances which he or she should know will likely cause affront or alarm; or
(b) Such person knowingly transmits to another, who is 16 years of age or older, an image of himself or herself fornicating, exposing his or her genitals, or performing any other act of gross lewdness, when the recipient does not consent to receipt of the image.
196:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
Approved: June 17, 2022
Effective Date: January 01, 2023
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 21, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 21, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 15, 2022 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 28, 2022 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 22, 2022: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/17/2022; Chapter 196; 01/01/2023 HJ 14
June 7, 2022: Enrolled (in recess of) 05/26/2022 HJ 14
June 6, 2022: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/26/2022); SJ 13
May 13, 2022: House Concurs with Senate Amendment (Rep. Abbas): MA VV 05/12/2022
April 28, 2022: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2022-1676s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/28/2022; SJ 10
April 28, 2022: Committee Amendment # 2022-1676s, AA, VV; 04/28/2022; SJ 10
April 20, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2022-1676s, 04/28/2022; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
March 9, 2022: Hearing: 03/15/2022, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 11
March 1, 2022: Introduced 02/24/2022 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 5
Feb. 16, 2022: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/16/2022 HJ 3
Feb. 3, 2022: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 20-0; CC)
Jan. 28, 2022: Executive Session: 01/21/2022 10:30 am LOB 202-204
Jan. 13, 2022: Public Hearing: 01/21/2022 11:15 am LOB 202-204
Dec. 1, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety