New Hampshire lawmakers sent several bills to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s (R-NH) desk Thursday that would ban certain transgender treatments and surgeries for minors.
Lawmakers in the state House and Senate passed House Bill 377 in 202-161 and 16-8 votes, respectively, in the chambers. Two Democrats in the House voted with Republicans for the legislation, while the vote followed party lines in the Senate.
Ayotte has not said whether she would sign the bill. Her predecessor, former Gov. Chris Sununu, vetoed a similar transgender-related bill last year. Signing the bill would follow the Republican Party’s stance at-large, which has rejected transgender treatments and surgeries for minors.
Lawmakers are also sending two related bills to Ayotte’s desk.
HB 712 would prevent those younger than 18 from additional surgical procedures when they are used to treat gender dysphoria, such as what the legislation calls “transgender chest surgery.” HB 148 lessens some antidiscrimination protections passed by the legislature in 2018.
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