SB552: Bill Hearings & Public Record
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)
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 vast 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. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing lasted 120 minutes.
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, Vote 3-2 on 02/17/26. Senate Judiciary Executive Session lasted 8 minutes.
Scheduled for full Senate vote on 03/05/26
Senate passed 16Y-8N on 03/05/26 - Will go to House. Senate vote and floor remarks lasted 29 minutes.
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. Hearing lasted 64 minutes.
In Exec (waiting for House Judiciary Committee report). Executive Session lasted 3 minutes.
Committee voted OTP while in recess on 04/08/26 (9y-8n).
Will go before the full House on the Regular Calendar
Total time spent on SB552: 2 hours, 40 minutes
