HB1217: Bill Hearings & Public Record

HB1217- Anti-Trans Bathroom Ban

• Official Title: permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances.

• Bill Sponsors:(Prime) Peternel (R), Reinfurt (R), Notter (R), Prudhomme-O'Brien (R), DeVito (R), Thibault (R), Barbour (R), Kelley (R), Moffett (R), DeRoy (R)

• Summary: HB 1217 is a bathroom ban bill. This bill seeks to restrict access to “multi-user lavatories” on the basis of what the bill sponsor defines as “biological sex” like many of the other proposed bathroom and locker room bans this legislative season. 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.

• Watch Bill Hearings & Public Record here: https://603equality.org/news-updates/hb1217

• Total Time spent on HB1217 public hearings + votes: 1 hour, 10 minutes

  • BILL UPDATE:

    • Introduced on 01/07/26 and referred to Judiciary Committee

    • Committee Hearing Scheduled (02/20/26 at 1 Granite Place, room 231 @ 10:00 am). 🎬Committee hearing lasted 52 minutes.

    • Recommended for Interim Study (unanimous vote from the House Judiciary Committee). 🎬Executive Session lasted 2 minutes.

    • On Consent Calendar for the House on 03/05/26; Removed from Consent Calendar on 03/04/26 for the 03/05/26 House session by: Reps. Kofalt, Mazur, Layon, Sabourin dit Choiniere, Farrington, McFarlane, Beaulier, DeVito, Sirois, McGrath, Korzen

    • House voted OTP 187 / 163 on 03/05/26 - Will go to Senate. 🎬House vote lasted 16 minutes.