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HB1277: relative to the reporting of cybersecurity incidents.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2022 HB1277
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House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Hearing
03/31/2026 at 09:00 AM
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Sponsors

Topics

Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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CHAPTER 190

HB 1277 - FINAL VERSION

04/21/2022 1421s

2022 SESSION

22-2820

11/10

HOUSE BILL 1277

AN ACT relative to the reporting of cybersecurity incidents.

SPONSORS: Rep. Somssich, Rock. 27; Rep. Meuse, Rock. 29; Rep. Hamblet, Rock. 31; Rep. Ward, Rock. 28

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill defines "cybersecurity incident" and requires that political subdivisions report such incidents to the department of information technology.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/21/2022 1421s 22-2820

11/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

AN ACT relative to the reporting of cybersecurity incidents.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

190:1 New Section; Duties of Towns; Cybersecurity. Amend RSA 31 by inserting after section 103-a the following new section:

31:103-b Cybersecurity. The governing body, or chief administrative officer or designee of any political subdivision, who knows of or suspects a cybersecurity incident within the political subdivision's information systems, or within any vendor acting as an agent of the political subdivision, shall immediately report such incident, upon discovery, and shall disclose all known information and interactions to the New Hampshire cyber integration center of the department of information technology. For purposes of this section, "cybersecurity incident" means an occurrence that actually or potentially jeopardizes the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information processes, stores, or transmits, of that constitutes a violation or imminent threat of violation of security policies, security procedures, or acceptable use policies.

190:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 17, 2022

Effective Date: August 16, 2022