HB1100 Establishing an exception to the prohibition against interception and disclosure of telecommunication or oral communications.
Establishing an exception to the prohibition against interception and disclosure of telecommunication or oral communications.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Fiscal note indicates indeterminable but likely modest costs to judicial and correctional systems; no direct taxpayer revenue impact identified.
Your Community
Enables residents to document communications with businesses and services that notify them of recording, potentially protecting consumers and reducing disputes.
Your Freedom
Expands individual recording rights in telephonic communications when consent has been clearly given, increasing personal autonomy and documentation ability.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 04/23/2026; Senate Journal 10
Sponsor
Hope Damon (D)
The Short Version
This bill creates an exception to New Hampshire's wiretapping law, allowing individuals to record phone calls if the other party has informed them the call may be recorded. It shifts NH from a two-party consent state (requiring all parties to consent to recording) to a one-party consent rule in this specific scenario, effective January 1, 2027.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Individuals who receive calls from businesses, services, or other parties that disclose recording may occur
- ▲ Consumers seeking to document phone interactions with companies, government agencies, or service providers
- ▲ Call centers and businesses that wish to record calls after notifying parties
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Callers who are unaware a call may be recorded if the other party has informed the recipient
- ▼ Individuals in NH who may face recording when calling into businesses that use this exception
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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