removing all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes.
HB 1564 removes the phrase "gender identity" from multiple New Hampshire statutes that currently include it as a protected characteristic in discrimination laws. This affects provisions related to equal employment (RSA 21-I:42), classified employment protections (RSA 21-I:52), cable TV service access (RSA 53-C:3-g), hate crime reporting (RSA 106-B:14-c), police training (RSA 106-L:2), racial profiling definitions (RSA 106-O:1), and mental health services (RSA 135-C:13). The bill deletes all instances of "gender identity" except in RSA 332-M:2, III-a. It does not create new policies but eliminates existing language from these statutes. The direct effect is removing gender identity as a specified protected category in these legal provisions.
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Introduction
Dec 2025
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Governor
Introduced Dec 10, 2025
Last action Mar 5, 2026
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Feb 25, 2026
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Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/20/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 9 P. 19
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Dec 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary HJ 1 P. 26
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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