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The New Hampshire House again passed a bill Thursday that would allow transgender people to be banned from bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams aligning with their gender identity.
The bill, passed 201 to 166, would also allow transgender people to be put in prisons, juvenile detention centers, or mental health hospitals with members of their at-birth sex involuntarily.
While not an outright ban, the bill would allow businesses, organizations, and government entities to bar transgender people without facing discrimination charges.
The bill, HB 148, is identical to a bill passed by the House and the Senate in 2024. However, that bill was vetoed by then Gov. Chris Sununu, who said it “runs contrary to New Hampshire’s Live Free or Die spirit,” and “seeks to solve problems that have not presented themselves.”
It also follows efforts nationally to bar transgender people from using bathrooms aligning with their gender identity. Three states − Florida, Ohio and Wyoming − currently have bans in government and private settings, and in November, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from using the women's restrooms at the Capitol.
The bill, if passed by the Senate and signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte, would roll back non-discrimination protections in the state passed in by Sununu in 2018.
The bill passed largely along party lines, with Republicans saying that the bill’s aim is to keep some spaces safe and comfortable for women by preventing access to people who are “falsely claiming a transgender identity in order to get access to women," despite there being no evidence of such attacks.
But one Democrat, Rep. Jonah Wheeler, D-Peterborough, also spoke up in support of the bill.
“The consent of one person cannot stand for the consent of another person, and if there are women who feel unsafe, if there are women who feel like their space has become not private, then we should listen to those women,” Wheeler said. “Just because a small segment of the population would like those policies to accommodate them over women, doesn't mean that we here today can do that.”
Rep. Eric Turer, D-Brentwood, argued that the bill contains structural issues, like that it does not define biological sex.
“You likely believe that this bill's about transgender people, which is almost certainly it is, but you won't find any language about that in the bill either,” he said. “Any person using any public restroom or locker room could be questioned about their sex and told to use whatever facility the operator thinks they should.”
Rep. Alice Wade, D-Dover, who is a transgender woman, said that it can be “overwhelming” to live in “a society hostile to our very existence.” She said that transitioning had saved her life.
“Do not make New Hampshire a state where people like me, people like his son, and some of the people up in the gallery here today are told we don't belong,” Wade said, recalling a conversation with a Republican whose transgender son had died by suicide. “Voting to bring back discrimination in the Granite State will not stop harassment. It will only make it worse.”
The bill will next head to the state Senate, where it passed last year.
The bill’s sponsor and Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Kofalt, R-Wilton, said that he is pleased that the legislation is moving forward in a statement.
“The passage of HB 148 is a critical step toward safeguarding privacy, fairness, safety, and respect for all Granite Staters,” he said. “HB 148 protects vulnerable populations, ensuring that women in prisons, shelters, and detention centers aren’t forced to share intimate spaces with biological men.”
LGBTQ+ advocates in the state decried the bill’s passage and urged the Senate to oppose it.
“Senators should reject this mean-spirited bill, which is part of a broader local and national government initiative to make it impossible for transgender people to simply go about their daily lives,” said Chris Erchull, Senior Staff Attorney at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) in a statement. Legislators should be working to make life better for all of the people of New Hampshire rather than passing a needless ‘bathroom bill’ that singles out people who are already vulnerable for more unsafe treatment.”
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NH House passes bill to allow trans people to be banned from bathrooms, locker rooms
The bill would allow transgender people to be banned from bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams aligning with their gender identity.
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The New Hampshire House again passed a bill Thursday that would allow transgender people to be banned from bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams aligning with their gender identity.
The bill, passed 201 to 166, would also allow transgender people to be put in prisons, juvenile detention centers, or mental health hospitals with members of their at-birth sex involuntarily.
While not an outright ban, the bill would allow businesses, organizations, and government entities to bar transgender people without facing discrimination charges.
The bill, HB 148, is identical to a bill passed by the House and the Senate in 2024. However, that bill was vetoed by then Gov. Chris Sununu, who said it “runs contrary to New Hampshire’s Live Free or Die spirit,” and “seeks to solve problems that have not presented themselves.”
It also follows efforts nationally to bar transgender people from using bathrooms aligning with their gender identity. Three states − Florida, Ohio and Wyoming − currently have bans in government and private settings, and in November, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from using the women's restrooms at the Capitol.
The bill, if passed by the Senate and signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte, would roll back non-discrimination protections in the state passed in by Sununu in 2018.
The bill passed largely along party lines, with Republicans saying that the bill’s aim is to keep some spaces safe and comfortable for women by preventing access to people who are “falsely claiming a transgender identity in order to get access to women," despite there being no evidence of such attacks.
But one Democrat, Rep. Jonah Wheeler, D-Peterborough, also spoke up in support of the bill.
“The consent of one person cannot stand for the consent of another person, and if there are women who feel unsafe, if there are women who feel like their space has become not private, then we should listen to those women,” Wheeler said. “Just because a small segment of the population would like those policies to accommodate them over women, doesn't mean that we here today can do that.”
Rep. Eric Turer, D-Brentwood, argued that the bill contains structural issues, like that it does not define biological sex.
“You likely believe that this bill's about transgender people, which is almost certainly it is, but you won't find any language about that in the bill either,” he said. “Any person using any public restroom or locker room could be questioned about their sex and told to use whatever facility the operator thinks they should.”
Rep. Alice Wade, D-Dover, who is a transgender woman, said that it can be “overwhelming” to live in “a society hostile to our very existence.” She said that transitioning had saved her life.
“Do not make New Hampshire a state where people like me, people like his son, and some of the people up in the gallery here today are told we don't belong,” Wade said, recalling a conversation with a Republican whose transgender son had died by suicide. “Voting to bring back discrimination in the Granite State will not stop harassment. It will only make it worse.”
The bill will next head to the state Senate, where it passed last year.
The bill’s sponsor and Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Kofalt, R-Wilton, said that he is pleased that the legislation is moving forward in a statement.
“The passage of HB 148 is a critical step toward safeguarding privacy, fairness, safety, and respect for all Granite Staters,” he said. “HB 148 protects vulnerable populations, ensuring that women in prisons, shelters, and detention centers aren’t forced to share intimate spaces with biological men.”
LGBTQ+ advocates in the state decried the bill’s passage and urged the Senate to oppose it.
“Senators should reject this mean-spirited bill, which is part of a broader local and national government initiative to make it impossible for transgender people to simply go about their daily lives,” said Chris Erchull, Senior Staff Attorney at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD Law) in a statement. Legislators should be working to make life better for all of the people of New Hampshire rather than passing a needless ‘bathroom bill’ that singles out people who are already vulnerable for more unsafe treatment.”
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