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Senate advances bill redefining gender-identity rules for certain facilities after heated debate
Summary
After extended floor debate, the New Hampshire Senate voted 15-8 to advance House Bill 14-42, which narrows gender-identity protections and sets new definitions for facility use; supporters said it clarifies statutory language, opponents called it discriminatory and warned of legal challenges.
The New Hampshire Senate voted 15 to 8 to advance House Bill 14-42 to third reading after extended floor debate over whether the measure amounts to a rollback of gender-identity protections.
Senator Abbas, speaking for the Judiciary Committee, said the bill (as amended) ‘‘limits the use of certain facilities on the basis of [classification], redefines gender identity in statute, and applies those definitions across areas including public accommodations, schools, and correctional facilities’’ and asked colleagues to vote the committee recommendation. The committee reported the bill ought to…
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