New Hampshire legislation · 2025 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB173: relative to maintaining the purpose of a petitioned warrant article.
Status: In committee, March 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination. Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Sheehan, Hills. 43; Rep. Sirois, Hills. 32; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Ward, Dist 8 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill: I. Permits classification of individuals based on biol.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination. Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Notter, Hills. 12; Rep. Sheehan, Hills. 43; Rep. Sirois, Hills. 32; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Ward, Dist 8 COMMITTEE: Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill: I. Permits classification of individuals based on biological sex in lavatory facilities and locker rooms, sporting competitions, and detention facilities. II. Establishes that such forms of separation based on biological sex do not qualify as discrimination. III. Requires instrumentalities of state or local government that classify lavatory facilities based on biological sex also provide a single occupancy bathroom which may be used by all regardless of biological sex or gender identity. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - …
Sponsors
- Lucinda Rosenwald (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- (D, 26)