restricting the use of certain public and private facilities on the basis of sex and establishing that such restriction does not qualify as discrimination.
HB 1447 requires New Hampshire public facilities (including restrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping quarters) and private entities to separate access based on biological sex as defined by birth certificate. The bill defines "biological sex" as male or female based on sex listed on an individual's birth certificate issued at or near birth, and specifies that "woman," "girl," "man," and "boy" refer to these categories for facility access. It explicitly states that such sex-based separation policies do not constitute discrimination under state law. The law applies to all state political subdivisions and private businesses operating in New Hampshire.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 4, 2025
Last action May 7, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026
How they voted
101–94
Passed · 27 other
Total votes 222
Mar 12, 2026
D
Democratic107
87% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican113
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Motion Ought to Pass; 05/07/2026; SJ 11
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 17
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
upper
Mar 12, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-94-27)
house
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA RC 184-154 03/12/2026 HJ 8 P. 10
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/20/2026 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 10 P. 58
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 20
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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