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
183–180
Passed · 24 other
Total votes 387
Mar 21, 2024
D
Democratic191
93% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican194
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Louise Andrus
RRepublican
Co
Bill Gannon
RRepublican
Co
Clayton Wood
RRepublican
Co
Howard Pearl
RRepublican
Co
John Sellers
RRepublican
Co
Kristine Perez
RRepublican
Co
Len Turcotte
RRepublican
Co
Mike Moffett
RRepublican
Co
Mike Ouellet
RRepublican
Co
RC
Riché Colcombe
RRepublican
Co
Ruth Ward
RRepublican
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