What is the status of SB418?

Passed one chamber as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Sen. Innis Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/21/2026; SJ 13 (May 21, 2026).

Victoria Sullivan (R, 18), with 10 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB418?

On the New Hampshire Legislature website: https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket_report.aspx?lsr=2021&sy=2026

New Hampshire legislation · 2025 Regular Session

New Hampshire SB418: (New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homes

Q: What is SB418?

SB418 is a bill in the New Hampshire Legislature (2025 Regular Session): (New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homes.

Q: What does SB418 do?

In its own words: An act relative to the regulation of artificial intelligence technologies. SPONSORS: Rep. Long, Hills. 26 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill establishes a new chapter to regulate the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence in New Hampshire. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law.

Status: Passed one chamber, May 21, 2026

(New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homestead food products.

What the bill says

An act relative to the regulation of artificial intelligence technologies. SPONSORS: Rep. Long, Hills. 26 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill establishes a new chapter to regulate the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence in New Hampshire. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT relative to the regulation of artificial intelligence technologies. SPONSORS: Rep. Long, Hills. 26 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill establishes a new chapter to regulate the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence in New Hampshire. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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. 26-2812 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the regulation of artificial intelligence technologies. CHAPTER 359-V RESPONSIBLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE 359-V:1 Definitions. In this chapter: I. "Artificial intelligence system" means any machine-based system that, through machine learning, neural networks, or other adaptive algorithmic techniques, is capable of learning from data, improving performance, or making autonomous decisions or …

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New Hampshire SB418: (New Title) prohibiting municipalities from requiring licenses, restrictions, or exclusions for the production and sale of homes

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