# New Hampshire software freedom bill hearing scheduled for 21 February 2023

DevFeed: [New Hampshire software freedom bill hearing scheduled for 21 February 2023](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-new-hampshire-software-freedom-bill-hearing-on-21-february-2023-needs-your-support-32738.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://libreboot.org/news/usa-libre-part3.html>)

Author: Leah Rowe

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

Content type: news

Language: en

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## AI overview

The article reports on an upcoming New Hampshire House Bill 556-FN hearing concerning software freedom. It describes provisions that would require the New Hampshire Information Technology Council to study promoting libre software and reducing citizens' reliance on proprietary software in state interactions.

## Source excerpt

Article: NEW New Hampshire software freedom bill hearing on 21 February 2023 needs your support! Web link: https://libreboot.org/news/usa-libre-part3.html