New Hampshire GRANITE Act
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
Filed as LSR 2027-0057 for the 2027 session; no bill number or text yet
Would refuse to recognize, enforce or cooperate with foreign judgments, orders or demands that penalize constitutionally protected speech; its sponsor says that covers New Hampshire courts and state agencies.
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- Where
- New Hampshire, United States
- Bill number
- LSR 2027-0057 (House bill request, 2027 session)
- Status
- Draft
- Threat
- Low
- Last update
- September 1, 2026
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What it does
Rep. Calvin Beaulier (R-Grafton 1) has filed a Legislative Service Request (LSR 2027-0057) for a House bill in the 2027 session. The General Court lists its title as “prohibiting the recognition, enforcement, or cooperation with any foreign judgment, order, or demand that seeks to penalize constitutionally protected speech.” An LSR is a drafting request, and the bill text has not been published, so the exact definitions, scope and remedies are not yet known. The title covers two things: New Hampshire would not recognize or enforce such foreign measures, and the state would not cooperate with them. Beaulier calls it the New Hampshire GRANITE Act. Attorney Preston Byrne, who co-wrote the model, says it follows the ALEC model GRANITE Act, which also bars state agencies and staff from assisting through service of process or information sharing.
What’s at stake
Foreign regulators such as the UK's Ofcom have tried to reach American speakers and platforms with fines and takedown demands. Their practical tools are notices and the cooperation of local officials. A state law can shut New Hampshire courts and agencies out of that process, so a foreign censorship order gets no help from state machinery. It cannot stop a foreign regulator from acting against a company's assets or staff abroad, and it cannot stop a company from choosing to comply.
Our take
We support closing state courts and state offices to foreign censorship demands. New Hampshire would join Wyoming, where a similar committee draft is pending, and the federal GRANITE Act, now filed in both the House and Senate, in refusing to let foreign speech rules borrow American enforcement power. We will judge the final bill on its text once it is published, especially how it defines protected speech and whether it covers state help with service of process and data requests.
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Sponsor
Calvin Beaulier (R-Grafton 1)
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