Rape, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, New Hampshire has considered several bills to increase the rights of sexual assault victims. There have been bills to remove the statute of limitations for lawsuits based on sexual assault, review rape kit procedures, increase penalties for digital "peeping toms," and more. Get all the information you need to know on this page.

Critical Bills

HB 1067 (2022) Increases statute of limitations for assault if victim is under age eighteen

HB 1388 (2022) Criminalize unsolicited explicit images

HB 1435 (2022) Create right for survivor of domestic violence to have support person in court

HB 1533 (2022) Require health education to include the meaning of consent, sexual violence prevention

SB 293 (2022) Study state law on violations of privacy

SB 295 (2022) Increase penalty for secretly spying on people's private body parts with a device

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Rape, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

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