HB1124 Relative to the right to compute.
Relative to the right to compute.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Concerning
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
No direct financial costs or savings to taxpayers or families are specified in the bill text.
Your Community
The bill does not explicitly address community services, schools, or local infrastructure impacts beyond permitting narrow restrictions on datacenters.
Your Freedom
The bill establishes a new constitutional right to own and use computational tools, though its real-world effect depends on what existing or future government restrictions it would invalidate.
Status
Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/14/2026; Senate Journal 12
Sponsor
Keith Ammon (R)
The Short Version
This bill establishes a constitutional right to own and use computational resources (computers, software, networks, AI systems, etc.) for lawful purposes, prohibiting government restrictions unless demonstrably necessary to serve a compelling interest such as protecting critical infrastructure, preventing fraud, stopping harmful deepfakes, or addressing datacenter nuisances. The practical impact depends entirely on what restrictions the bill would block, which remain unclear from the text alone.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Individuals and businesses that own computers, servers, software, and network infrastructure
- ▲ Technology users who might face government restrictions on computational device ownership or use
- ▲ Those claiming government has overreached on AI, cryptocurrency, or other emerging tech regulation
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Government entities may face legal challenges to existing computational restrictions
- ▼ Potentially unclear: the bill's scope could create litigation over what counts as a 'computational resource' or 'compelling interest'
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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