HB 1532 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2117
01/05
HOUSE BILL 1532
AN ACT prohibiting gender reassignment surgery for minors.
SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock. 10; Rep. Hoell, Merr. 23; Rep. Wallace, Rock. 33
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits gender reassignment surgery on persons under the age of 18 years.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2117
01/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT prohibiting gender reassignment surgery for minors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Statement of Intent. The general court hereby finds that persons under the age of 18 years of age are not sufficiently mature nor have the life experience necessary to make the decision to undergo an irreversible gender assignment surgery.
2 New Section; Gender Reassignment Surgery Prohibited on Minors. Amend RSA 329 by inserting after section 31-a the following new section:
329:31-b Gender Reassignment Surgery on Minors Prohibited. No physician licensed under this chapter shall perform gender reassignment on any person under the age of 18 years.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 6, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
March 7, 2018: Reconsider HB 1532 (Rep. White): MF VV 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 34
March 7, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 172-157 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 34
March 7, 2018: Ought to Pass: MF RC 162-164 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 32
March 7, 2018: Lay HB 1532 on Table (Rep. Eaton): MF RC 163-170 03/07/2018 HJ 7 P. 30
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 12-8; RC)
March 6, 2018: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/06/2018 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 9 P. 56
Feb. 20, 2018: Executive Session: 02/20/2018 LOB 205
Jan. 23, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/23/2018 01:15 PM LOB 205
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 14