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press releases, op-eds, and updates on our work
HB1792: Bill Hearings & Public Record
HB1792 This bill prohibits a laundry list of concepts including "critical race theory" and "LGBTQ+ ideology as a prescriptive world-view". (House Education Policy Committee).
Official Title: prohibiting school districts and personnel from the instruction of critical race theory and LGBTQ+ ideologies in schools as well as establishing a private right of action for violations.
Bill Sponsors: (Prime) Belcher (R), Noble (R), Osborne (R), Corcoran (R), Sabourin dit Choinière (R)
Legislative Updates (02/24/26)
The committee hearings on Friday exec'd that day. For those of you who missed that:
1564 was voted unanimously ITL. We showed up and showed out and it really mattered. This was the bill that sought to remove gender identity from all state statutes.
Two of the bathroom bills were moved to Interim Study with unanimous votes from the committee. 1217 + 1442. 1442 had that extra troubling criminal component.
1299 was recommended OTPA. The amendment designates that for public buildings to adopt this policy, it would also have to offer an individual/gender-neutral bathroom option.
1447 was recommended OTP. Rep MacFarlane did note that he wanted to add an amendment to the bill, and plans to do so on the floor - because he wanted to ensure that public camp sites wouldn’t be subject to the legislation.
There were also updates on bills from the Senate and House sessions
The Senate Approved 16Y-8N, SB434 - another censorship bill.
The Senate voted OTPA 16Y-8N, SB430 - the forced outing bill.
The House voted OTP 184 / 164 on HB1792 - that horrible anti-DEI bill.
Why we oppose HB1345 & HB1132
We have several reasons why we oppose these nearly identical bills.
Why we support CACR25
CACR25 is not a normal bill. It’s a proposed amendment to the NH constitution to establish marriage as a fundamental civil right. With national attacks on marriage equality, it’s essential to enshrine this at the state level.
After the Dobbs decision, we’ve seen how federal law can change the local landscape with devastating consequences.
We are witnessing challenges to Obergefell which ruled marriage equality as the law of the land at the Federal level.
Enshrining existing rights for marriage equality into constitution at the state level will protect other family law-related rights for gay couples.
This pro-active approach has is supported by 80% of NH voters already. Lend your voice!