SB 520 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/26/2026 1170s
2026 SESSION
26-2076
05/08
SENATE BILL 520
AN ACT relative to breast surgeries for minors.
SPONSORS: Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill 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.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/26/2026 1170s 26-2076
05/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to breast surgeries for minors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 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.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | 2026-1170s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| April 8, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| April 15, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
April 7, 2026: Executive Session: 04/15/2026 10:00 am GP 158
April 1, 2026: Public Hearing: 04/08/2026 10:00 am GP 158
March 27, 2026: Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 9
March 17, 2026: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1170s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
March 23, 2026: Committee Amendment # 2026-1170s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
March 12, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1170s, 03/26/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
March 4, 2026: Hearing: 03/11/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 9
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1