HB 191 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy without parental permission.

HB 191 prohibits transporting, recruiting, or harboring a pregnant minor under 18 (unemancipated) within New Hampshire to obtain an abortion without parental permission, imposing criminal penalties. It classifies first offenses as class A misdemeanors and repeat offenses (two prior violations) as class B felonies. Exemptions include parents/guardians, those with written parental consent, common carriers, and emergency medical personnel. The bill also allows civil lawsuits for wrongful death if a violation leads to an abortion, with damages covering economic, noneconomic, and punitive costs. This directly affects individuals assisting minors in accessing abortion services without parental involvement.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action May 7, 2026
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Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 5, 2026
Introduced
House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-3084s and Requests CofC (Rep. Roy): MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 83
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-3084s, RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2025-3084s, AA, VV; 01/07/2026; SJ 1
upper
Nov 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3084s, 01/07/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 46
upper
May 22, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 05/22/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 22
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0756h: MA DV 180-164 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 105
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-0756h (NT): AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 104
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0756h (NT) 03/07/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 17 P. 47
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 9
lower
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