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NH HB1442

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Erica Layon

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "female" as an individual lacking a functional Y chromosome and "male" as anyone not meeting the female definition, with these biological definitions applying to terms like "woman," "girl," "man," and "boy" for purposes of sex-separated spaces and services

  • Requires all multi-user bathrooms, restrooms, and locker rooms in public schools and municipal buildings to be used based on biological sex, with all-gender facilities allowed only as supplements to code requirements or up to 20% of fixtures with a 3/5 voter approval

  • Permits private places of public accommodation to restrict bathrooms and locker rooms by biological sex, and establishes that facilities labeled "women" or "girls" are sex-separated areas under trespass law

  • Mandates that all inmates in state and county correctional facilities be housed based on biological sex as listed on their birth certificate issued at or near birth

  • Creates a new willful trespass violation for males entering female-designated spaces or accessing female-only services, with exceptions for emergency responders, maintenance workers, and males requiring direct care or supervision by a female caregiver

Legislative Description

Limiting the use of certain facilities on the basis of sex and redefining the term "gender identity."

Last Action

Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; Senate Journal 6

3/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/6/2026
Judiciary12/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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