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NH HB1651

NH HB1651
Adding sexual reassignment to the definition of child abuse.


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Introduced
12/30/2021
In Committee
02/22/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/26/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill adds sexual reassignment to the definition of an abused child in RSA 169-C, the child protection act.

AI Summary

This bill adds sexual reassignment to the definition of an abused child in the Child Protection Act (RSA 169-C). Specifically, it includes subjecting a child to "drug treatments or surgery in an attempt to alter the sex of the child assigned at birth, except in rare cases of ambiguous genitalia" as a form of child abuse. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2023. The fiscal impact of this bill is indeterminable, as it may increase costs to the state judicial and correctional systems, but the exact number of additional charges that could arise is unknown.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Removed from Consent (Rep. Testerman) 03/10/2022 House Journal 5 (on 03/21/2022)

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