Revision: May 14, 2026, 10:52 a.m.
Sen. Reardon, Dist 15
Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19
May 13, 2026
2026-1938s
12/09
Floor Amendment to HB 1376
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to a parent's ability to raise their child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex and relative to breast surgeries for minors.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the following and renumbering the original section 7 to read as 8:
7 Limitations on Breast Surgeries for Minors; Exceptions to Prohibition. Amend RSA 329:53, II(d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) The procedure is needed to correct gynecomastia and symptomatic macromastia; [or]
(e) Treatment of congenital deformities of the breast and/or chest wall[.]; or
(f) At the election of the minor in consultation with her primary care physician when the primary reason for the breast reduction surgery is, but not limited to, musculoskeletal pain, postural changes, or physical discomfort of the individual that restricts exercise and activity.
2026-1938s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Exempts child rearing consistent with the child's biological sex from being considered within the definitions of abused child and endangering child welfare.
II. Removes child rearing consistent with the child's biological sex from being a basis for findings relative to family law determinations, including: adoptions, child-placing agency licensing, and best interests of the child determinations.
III. Permits a physician to perform breast surgery on a minor in certain instances if the procedure is at the election of the minor in consultation with her primary care physician.