New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1208: relative to caller identification requirements for telemarketing calls.
Status: Failed, March 11, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to caller identification requirements for telemarketing calls. SPONSORS: Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 10 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires telemarketers to use valid, returnable phone numbers and prohibits businesses from displaying caller ID numbers that are disconnected or listed in the federal Reassigned Numbers Database. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to caller identification requirements for telemarketing calls. SPONSORS: Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 10 COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires telemarketers to use valid, returnable phone numbers and prohibits businesses from displaying caller ID numbers that are disconnected or listed in the federal Reassigned Numbers Database. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2671 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to caller identification requirements for telemarketing calls. XII. "Valid, returnable number" means a telephone number that is capable of receiving calls and that connects the caller to the originating business or its agent. XIII. "Reassigned Numbers Database" means the database …
Sponsors
- Timothy Horrigan (D, 10) · primary sponsor