New Hampshire HB 1564: removing all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes.

Bill Text

HB 1564-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2415

 12/08

HOUSE BILL 1564-FN

AN ACT removing all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes.

SPONSORS: Rep. S. King, Coos 4; Rep. A. Davis, Coos 2; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Sirois, Hills. 32; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Korzen, Coos 7; Rep. Belcher, Carr. 4; Rep. Barton, Graf. 1

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

 This bill removes all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes with the exception of RSA 332-M:2, III-a.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2415

 12/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT removing all references of gender identity in New Hampshire statutes.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 Equal Opportunity Employment Program; Gender Identity. Amend RSA 21-I:42, XVI to read as follows: 

 XVI. Developing and implementing an equal employment opportunity program that will ensure the employment of all qualified people regardless of age, sex, [gender identity,] race, color, sexual orientation, ethnic background, marital status, or physical or mental disability. This program shall include a review and revision of the job classification process and testing process to ensure that they are free from either conscious or inadvertent bias. 

 2 Classified Employees, Penalties; Gender Identity. Amend RSA 21-I:52, I to read as follows: 

 I. No person shall be appointed or promoted to, or demoted or dismissed from, any position in the classified service, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment in the classified service because of the person's political opinions, religion, religious beliefs or affiliations, age, sex, [gender identity,] sexual orientation, national origin, or race. Additionally, except as provided in paragraph I-a, there shall be no preferential treatment or discrimination in recruiting, hiring, or promotion based on race, sex, [gender identity,] sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or religious beliefs. Nothing in this section shall require the appointment or prevent the dismissal of any person who advocates the overthrow of the government by unconstitutional and violent means. No person shall use, or promise to use directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person, or for any consideration. 

 3 Municipalities; Cable Television Systems Franchising; Gender Identity. Amend RSA 53-C:3-g to read as follows: 

 53-C:3-g Rights of Individuals. – No cable television system operator shall deny service, deny access, or otherwise discriminate against subscribers, channel users, or any other citizens on the basis of age, race, religion, sex, [gender identity,] sexual orientation, physical disability, or country of natural origin. 

 4 Uniform Crime Reporting System; Gender Identity. Amend RSA 106-B:14-c, I-a to read as follows: 

 I-a. Law enforcement agencies operating within New Hampshire shall submit crime reports related to hate crimes to the department of safety, division of state police, no fewer than every 6 months. The report shall be a compilation of the number of offenses and arrests on hate crimes occurring within their own jurisdictions, submitted in the manner and in the form specified by the department of safety, division of state police. The department of safety shall make available on its website statistical reports concerning hate crimes, containing the number and nature of criminal offenses, arrests, and clearances, and any other data determined to be appropriate relating to the method, frequency, cause, and prevention of crime. The department of safety shall update the statistical data on its website no fewer than every 45 days. For purposes of this paragraph, "hate crime" includes any offense where the officer develops reasonable suspicion to believe that the crime was motivated in any part by hate or bias toward race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, [gender identity,] disability, or any other protected characteristics identified in either RSA 354-B:1 or RSA 651:6, I(f). 

 5 Police Standards and Training Counsel; Gender Identity. Am