New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1175: relative to the offense of use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud.
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the offense of use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud. Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill updates the offense prohibiting the use of a scanning device or reencoder to defraud by including the scanning and reencoding of information contained on integrated circuit chips of p.
From the chaptered text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the offense of use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud. Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill updates the offense prohibiting the use of a scanning device or reencoder to defraud by including the scanning and reencoding of information contained on integrated circuit chips of payment cards instead of just magnetic strips or stripes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2631 09/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of …
Sponsors
- Joe Alexander (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Katelyn Kuttab (R, 17)