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Senate advances bill defining ‘biological sex’ after hours of debate
Summary
The New Hampshire Senate voted 16–8 to advance Senate Bill 268 — a measure that defines "biological sex" and affirms institutions’ ability to restrict access to women’s spaces — after hours of emotional debate about sports, bathrooms and prisons.
The New Hampshire Senate on Wednesday adopted the committee recommendation and ordered Senate Bill 268 to third reading after a roll-call vote of 16 to 8.
The bill, moved on the floor as “ought to pass with amendment,” would define “biological sex” for the purposes of state law and state that certain institutional designations based on that definition do not constitute unlawful discrimination. Senator Gannon moved the committee’s recommendation on the floor.
Senator Gannon opened debate by urging colleagues to support the bill’s aims, saying it “protects the rights of public and private institutions to maintain safe spaces for women in bathrooms and locker rooms,…
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