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The 603 Equality Civic Education Initiative creates a multi-pronged approach to engaging, informing, and empowering voters who care about LGBTQIA issues. An important part of that is by Tracking legislation that touches the LGBTQIA+ community and providing updates and information on how NH residents can effectively engage with proposed legislation at every stage.
HB1788: Bill Hearings & Public Record
HB1788- Eliminating State Contracts with DEI
Official Title: holding state contracts with DEI provisions to be void as a matter of law and establishing a right of action for citizens where public entities or state agencies engage with contracts with DEI provisions.
Bill Sponsors: (Prime) Nalevanko (R), DeRoy (R), Wherry (R), Sweeney (R), Cambrils (R), Berry (R), Ruth Ward (R)
Bill Hearings & Public Record
Summary: HB 1788 is a bill that seeks to immediately terminate all contracts held by state agencies, municipalities, and schools with any organization that references in any of their services. This bill would be in contradiction with federal regulations surrounding Medicare and Medicaid (nursing homes and healthcare providers often are required to have staff take trainings to understand religious differences in care) and school professional development (many PD trainings required by educators must include elements that empower teachers to meet diverse student populations).
HB1356: Bill Hearings & Public Record
HB1356 This bill extends the statute of limitations for gender surgery on a minor to 10 years after majority, causing a chilling effect on accepted medical practice. (House Judiciary Committee)
Official Title: relative to the statute of limitations for bringing a private right of action for violation of the statute prohibiting medical procedures and treatments intended to alter a minor's gender.
Bill Sponsors: (Prime) Wherry (R), Kofalt (R), Layon (R), Mazur (R), Peternel (R), Potenza (R), McGrath (R), Ford (R)
🪦HB1778: Bill Hearings & Public Record
HB1778 This bill prohibits teaching public school students about "Personal Identity Ideology" including DEI, race, color, biological sex, sexual orientation, religion or gender identity. (House Education Policy Committee) Track
Official Title: relative to prohibiting the use of personal identity ideology in public school instruction and policies.
Bill Sponsors: (Prime) Litchfield (R), Nalevanko (R), Wherry (R), DeRoy (R), Thibault (R), Freeman (R), Mazur (R), Moffett (R), Gannon (R), Keith Murphy (R)