HB 1205 New Hampshire House · 2024 Regular Session

relative to women's school sports.

This bill requires public and private schools in New Hampshire to designate interscholastic sports teams as male, female, or coed based on the biological sex listed on a student's birth certificate. It explicitly prohibits female-designated teams from allowing male students to participate and mandates that schools enforce these rules without fear of legal complaints or investigations from government entities or athletic associations. The legislation also creates a legal pathway for students or schools to sue for damages if they believe these eligibility rules have been violated or if someone faces retaliation for reporting such violations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Dec 1, 2023 Signed Jul 26, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2024

How they voted

183180
Passed · 24 other
Total votes 387
Mar 21, 2024
D Democratic191
1 Yea 178 Nay 12
93% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican194
181 Yea 2 Nay 11
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jul 26, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 07/19/2024; Chapter 228; eff. 08/18/2024
lower
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/16/2024; SJ 13
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/16/2024, Vote 3-1; SC 19
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 8
upper
Mar 21, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (183-180-24)
house
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0973h: MA RC 189-182 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 31
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Amendment # 2024-0973h: AA DV 190-177 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 30
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Without Recommendation 03/06/2024 (Vote 10-10; RC)
lower
Dec 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Education
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors