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03/25/26
Testify Against (ANOTHER) Discriminatory Bathroom and Locker Room Ban
SB552- Anti-Trans Bathroom & Sports Ban / Prison Segregation
Official Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.
Bill Sponsors: (Prime) Avard (R), Lang (R), Birdsell (R)
Bill Hearings & Public Record (this record is a work-in-progress)
Summary: SB 552 is a multi-faceted bill that limits access for trans folks in public restrooms, in sports settings, and designates that “biological sex” must be the determining factor in prison placement. This bill sponsor defines “biological sex” like many of the other proposed bathroom and locker room bans this legislative season on a binary, despite the fast number of variations to biological sex that exist. This bill is another example of the state legislature attempting to police the movements of trans people in New Hampshire, despite two separate Governors vetoing three similar bills already.The original bill text can be read by clicking the bill number. The committee hearings & public record of the bill can be watched and reviews at the “Bill Hearings & Public Record” linked above.
BILL UPDATE:
Introduced to Senate on 01/07/26 and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Committee Hearing scheduled with the Senate Judiciary Committee, State House, Room 103 at 1pm on 02/11/26
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, Vote 3-2 on 02/17/26
Scheduled for full Senate vote on 03/05/26
Senate passed 16Y-8N on 03/05/26 - Will go to House
Introduced to House on 03/12 /26 and referred to House Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committee Hearing (03/25/26) at 10:30am at 1 Granite Place, Room 230
Current Actions:
Prepare for House Judiciary Committee Hearing (03/25/26)
Select 03/25/26
Select House Judiciary Committee
Click "OPPOSE”
Testify In Person at House Judiciary Committee Hearing (03/25/26) at 10:30am at 1 Granite Place, Room 230
03/26/26
Stop Discriminatory Legislation Heading to the Senate Floor
There are two concerning bills heading to the Senate Floor. Let our Senators know how strongly you feel about them!
SB464 changes the standard for civil rights enforcement, adding language that creates a new threshold of motivation for those committing civil rights infringements. That threshold in turn creates an additional burden on prosecutors pursing action against those who have committed civil rights offenses. This weakens the ability to apply civil rights protections and enforcement within the state. The legal ramifications of changing this one sentence in existing state statute will have wide-sweeping implications for those seeking justice within one of the protected classes outline in existing law.
SB459 is another discriminatory bill, banning access on the basis of what legislators are classifying as “biological sex” to spaces like locker rooms and segregation on the same flawed understanding of biology in prisons.
We need to stop SB464 and SB459.
Why this matters:
Legislation like this is divisive and discriminatory. These kinds of identity politics are being prioritized over solving real issues facing Granite Staters. Our trans community is being unfairly targeted and singled out by a vocal political minority who wants to sow fear in our state. Trans people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and should be allowed to participate fully in public life.
This legislation makes us all less safe. Safety is important to all of us. SB464 weakens protections to enforce civil-rights laws, and SB459 expands the scope of acceptable discrimination. Rolling back civil rights protections makes us all less safe. It opens doors for discrimination of all types. Enforcement of these bills creates safety concerns for all.
Legislation like this is redundant and unenforceable. There are already safety and privacy laws meant to protect all people. We don’t need locker room bans to keep us safe, and we don’t need legislators trying to relitigate the same failed and unenforceable policies again and again. We’ve already seen in other states that these types of bans are widely unenforceable, and we’ve seen in our own state two different Republican governors say NO to bathroom and locker room bans and the attempt to segregate spaces on the basis of a middle-school understanding of biology.
Current Actions:
Call your senator and tell them to STOP on SB464 and SB459
Use the tool below to email your Senators and tell them to STOP on SB464 and SB459
ONGOING
Urge Ayotte to Veto the Discriminatory Bathroom and Locker Room Bans
There are 6 pieces of nearly identical pieces of legislation making their way through the NH House and Senate. Let's remind Governor Kelly Ayotte’s that as recently as February, she's vetoed similar legislation. These bills, seek to legalize discrimination for bathrooms, locker rooms, sports, and prisons on the basis of "biological sex" as defined as only "male" and "female,” completely erasing the scientific reality of intersex individuals. These discriminatory policies have no place in NH, and create real world privacy and safety concerns for all Granite Staters.
We need to stop HB1442, HB 1447, HB 1299, HB1217, SB552 and SB459.
Why this matters:
Legislation like this is divisive and discriminatory. These kinds of identity politics are being prioritized over solving real issues facing Granite Staters. Our trans community is being unfairly targeted and singled out by a vocal political minority who wants to sow fear in our state. Trans people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and should be allowed to participate fully in public life.
This legislation makes us all less safe. Safety is important to all of us, and that’s why there are already laws to protect against harassment, and safeguard folks for safety and privacy concerns. Targeting a group of our population on the basis of how they publicly present creates situations that make us all less safe to participate in public life. It will lead to the policy of women’s bodies and presentations, as we saw recently with the Liberty Hotel incident. It creates an expectation that women must present a certain way in order to be “read” as female and gain access to what these bills designate as “private spaces.” Enforcement of these bills creates privacy and safety concerns for all.
Legislation like this is redundant and unenforceable. There are already safety and privacy laws meant to protect all people. We don’t need bathroom bans to keep us safe, and we don’t need legislators trying to relitigate the same failed and unenforceable policies again and again. We’ve already seen in other states that these types of bans are widely unenforceable, and we’ve seen in our own state two different Republican governors say NO to bathroom bans and the attempt to segregate spaces on the basis of a middle-school understanding of biology.
Current Actions:
Call Governor Ayotte at (603) 271-2121 and tell her to VETO all discriminatory bathroom and locker room bans
Mail Governor Ayotte at the address below and tell her to VETO all discriminatory bathroom and locker room bans
Office of the Governor
State House
107 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Use the tool below to email Governor Ayotte and tell her to VETO all discriminatory bathroom and locker room bans
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