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NH Senate Bill 552 Targets Trans Rights, Awaits Governor’s Decision

5/18/2026

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Senate Bill 552 would overturn New Hampshire’s 2018 anti-discrimination law by letting venues bar transgender and intersex people.
Governor Kelly Ayotte must sign, veto, or let the bill become law without her signature.
It mirrors bills vetoed in 2024 by Governor Chris Sununu and in 2025 and 2026 by Governor Kelly Ayotte.
If passed, schools, gyms and prisons could assign transgender people to facilities matching their sex assigned at birth.

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Senate Bill 552 would overturn New Hampshire’s 2018 anti-discrimination law by letting venues bar transgender and intersex people.
Governor Kelly Ayotte must sign, veto, or let the bill become law without her signature.
It mirrors bills vetoed in 2024 by Governor Chris Sununu and in 2025 and 2026 by Governor Kelly Ayotte.
If passed, schools, gyms and prisons could assign transgender people to facilities matching their sex assigned at birth.