# New Hampshire SB211: relative to biological sex in student athletics.

New Hampshire SB211, relative to biological sex in student athletics., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kevin A. Avard (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-07 (Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 50) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB211
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to biological sex in student athletics.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2026-01-07, Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 50
- Sponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daryl Abbas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel E. Innis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeanine M Notter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim A Kofalt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark McConkey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ruth Ward (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shane A Sirois (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (14)

- 2026-01-07: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 50 (House)
- 2025-11-19: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 11/05/2025 (Vote 16-2; CC) HC 51 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-10-22: Executive Session: 11/05/2025 02:00 pm GP 232 (House)
- 2025-05-20: Retained in Committee (House)
- 2025-05-12: Executive Session: 05/20/2025 09:30 am LOB 206-208 (House)
- 2025-04-15: Public Hearing: 04/23/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-04-01: ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 04/07/2025 01:30 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 11 P. 112 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass: RC 16Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sen. Prentiss Floor Amendment # 2025-1373s, AF, VV; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Special Order to the Beginning of the Regular Calendar, Without Objection; 03/27/2025; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025, Vote 2-1; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7979)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7979)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB211-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).