House Judiciary recommended Ought to Pass (OTP), 10–8; a minority, Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL).
Lay on the Table (Set the bill aside)
Motion Failed 145–176 on a roll call
Moved by Rep. Alice Wade (D - Straf 15).
In the record: Lay HB1356 on Table
Ought to Pass (OTP, Pass the bill)
Motion Passed: Bill Passed 180–146 on a roll call
Debate printed in the permanent journal5 speeches
I move to table HB 1356 and I request a division vote.…
Rep. Alice Wade (D - Straf 15)I move to table HB 1356 and I request a division vote.
Deputy Speaker Steven SmithRepresentative Wade moves to table House Bill 1356. This is a division vote. Representative Mazur requests a roll call. Is that sufficiently seconded? It is. This will be a roll call. Members continue taking your seats. The question is whether to lay House Bill 1356 on the table. Representative Wade is recognized for parliamentary inquiry.
Rep. Alice Wade (D - Straf 15)Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I know this bill does absolutely nothing to address any issue at all and is purely a waste of our time, would I now move to table, press the green button to table HB 1356.
Deputy Speaker Steven SmithRepresentative Perez is recognized for parliamentary inquiry.
Rep. Kristine Perez (R - Rock 16)Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I know that often treatments and procedures to alter a child's gender start as early as age 12 and 14, and if I know that we are seeing more and more of these young people as they get older having side effects and suffering from remorse, and if I know this bill simply allows these individuals to bring forward suits up to the age of 28 instead of 20, and finally, if I know that we were just recently told in this very House that young people do not reach the age of reasoning until they're 27, making this very appropriate, then I would push the red button to kill this table.
Deputy Speaker Steven SmithThe question is whether to lay House Bill 1356 on the table. This is a roll call vote. Members are reminded to turn on their voting stations, or it'll be wicked hard to vote. There we go. All right. This is a roll call vote. If you're in favor, press the green button. If opposed, press the red. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. Have all members present had an opportunity to vote? The House will attend to the state of the vote. 145 in the affirmative, 176 in the negative, the motion fails. Now the question is the majority committee report of Ought to Pass. Are you ready for the question? Okay. Representative Wade requests a roll call. Is that sufficiently seconded? It is. Members take your seats. This will be a roll call vote. The question is the majority committee report of Ought to Pass on House Bill 1356. Representative Wade is recognized for a parliamentary inquiry.
Rep. Alice Wade (D - Straf 15)Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I know that I am the only member in this entire body that can testify to the life-saving effects of gender affirming care as a minor, and if I know that there is zero indication that the current statute of limitations of two years past the age of 18 has been insufficient, and if I also know that two de-transitioners had to be paid and brought in from out of state in order to find a single person because they couldn't find any in New Hampshire to testify to support this bill, and finally, if I know that the best side effect for me is that I am still alive today because of this care, then would I now press the red button to kill this absolutely unnecessary bill? Thank you.
Deputy Speaker Steven SmithRepresentative Perez is recognized for parliamentary inquiry.
Rep. Kristine Perez (R - Rock 16)Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I know that everything I just said is absolutely true, and if I know that we need to protect these individuals who, at 20 years old, do not, maybe not know what they would know at 25 or 26 years old, then would I press the green button and pass this bill?
Deputy Speaker Steven SmithThe question is, the majority committee report of Ought to Pass, on House Bill 1356. This is a roll call vote. If you're in favor, press the green button. If opposed, press the red. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. Have all members present had an opportunity to vote? The House will attend to the state of the vote. 180 in the affirmative, 146 in the negative, the committee report is adopted.