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NH HB1299

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jim Kofalt

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Permits public and private entities to separate individuals by biological sex in multi-user bathrooms, restrooms, and locker rooms without it constituting unlawful discrimination

  • Allows separation by biological sex in athletic and sporting competitions where biological males are recognized to have a competitive advantage

  • Authorizes biological sex-based classification in correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, and involuntary mental health treatment facilities

  • Defines "biological sex" as the sex listed on an individual's official birth certificate issued at or near the time of birth

  • Takes effect 60 days after passage

Legislative Description

Permitting classification of individuals based on biological sex under certain limited circumstances and establishing that certain biological sex distinctions do not qualify as discrimination.

Last Action

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0854h: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 176-155 03/11/2026 House Journal 7

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/1/2025

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