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HB1154 Restricting the texting of unsolicited advertisements, including political campaigns.

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Restricting the texting of unsolicited advertisements, including political campaigns.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

Referred to interim study, so no immediate impact. Would have reduced spam texts that waste time and data.

5
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Your Community

No immediate change. The problem of political spam texts continues unaddressed.

6
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Your Freedom

Would have protected residents from unwanted intrusions on their phones, but was referred to study rather than acted upon.

Status

Refer for Interim Study: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/19/2026 House Journal 5 P. 3

Sponsor

Wendy Thomas (D)

The Short Version

Would have restricted unsolicited text message advertisements, including political campaign texts. Sent to interim study, which is often where consumer protection bills go to die. Spam texts remain a major annoyance for NH residents.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • Political campaigns and advertisers who can continue texting (bill shelved)

Who Pays the Price

  • NH residents bombarded by unsolicited political and commercial texts

Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

This bill was auto-scored using AI analysis of the bill text and legislative data. Scores may be refined as we review more bills.