# New Hampshire Proposes Smaller Bills to Enshrine Software Freedom in Law

DevFeed: [New Hampshire Proposes Smaller Bills to Enshrine Software Freedom in Law](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-hampshire-once-again-on-the-cusp-of-enshrining-software-freedom-into-law-your-help-is-needed-32737.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://libreboot.org/news/usa-libre-part2.html>)

Author: Leah Rowe

Published: 2026-09-17T04:32:50.666044Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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## AI overview

Libreboot reports that New Hampshire is pursuing a series of smaller bills intended to achieve the goals of an earlier software-freedom bill that failed. A new hearing was scheduled for February 16, 2023, and the article urges readers in New Hampshire and surrounding states to participate and support the proposal.

## Source excerpt

Article: New Hampshire once again on the cusp of enshrining Software Freedom into law. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED. Web link: https://libreboot.org/news/usa-libre-part2.html