Revision: March 11, 2025, 2:12 p.m.
Rep. Mazur, Hills. 44
Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
Rep. Reinfurt, Hills. 29
March 11, 2025
2025-0893h
09/02
Floor Amendment to HB 377-FN
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:
2 New Chapter; Prohibiting Medical Procedures and Treatments Intended to Alter a Minor's Gender or Puberty. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 332-M the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 332-N
PROHIBITING MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TREATMENTS INTENDED TO ALTER A MINOR'S GENDER OR PUBERTY
332-N:1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
I. "Biological sex" shall mean the male and female biological sexes.
II. "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age.
III. "Person" includes any of the following:
(a) Any individual.
(b) Any agent, employee, official, or contractor of any legal entity.
(c) Any agent, employee, official, or contractor of a school district or the state or any of its political subdivisions or agencies.
332-N:2 Prohibitions for Health Care Providers.
I. Except as provided in paragraph II, a person shall not knowingly perform or offer to perform on a minor, or administer or offer to administer to a minor, a medical procedure, including but not limited to a puberty-blocking or cross-sex hormone medication, if the performance or administration of the procedure or medication is for the purpose of altering or attempting to alter the appearance of or affirm the minor's perception of his or her gender or sex, if that perception is inconsistent with the minor's biological sex as defined in this chapter:
(a) Enabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor's biological sex; or
(b) Treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the minor's biological sex and asserted identity.
II. Paragraph I of this section shall not apply to a procedure undertaken to treat a minor born with a medically verifiable disorder of sex development as defined in RSA 332-M:2, II.
III. A violation of this section is a class B felony.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
2025-0893h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits a person from knowingly performing or offering to perform on a minor, or administering or offering to administer to a minor, a medical procedure, including but not limited to a puberty-blocking or cross-sex hormone medication, if the performance or administration of the procedure or medication is for the purpose of altering or attempting to alter the appearance of or affirm the minor's perception of his or her gender or sex, if certain criteria are met.