Stand Up for The Safety of Women and Girls
HB 396 is needed to clarify that nothing in New Hampshire law prevents public facilities from differentiating between the biological sexes in athletic competitions, prisons, locker rooms, restrooms, or places of intimate privacy.
While other similar legislation focuses on sporting events alone, by clarifying that “any person or organization, public or private” can make a common-sense classification based on biological sex, HB 396 provides the most expansive framework to address the ongoing harm to vulnerable women and girls and has the greatest success of becoming law in New Hampshire. This bill also seeks to address the growing issue of young New Hampshire boys displaced by the opposite sex utilizing their restrooms in schools.
It is vital that the Senate pass HB 396, unamended in any way, as an important first step to stop the abuse of women and girls by simply clarifying the state’s ability to differentiate based on biological sex.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. Register your support of HB 396 by signing in in support of the bill here. If you have trouble signing in, you can directly email your support of the bill to the full committee here.
You can find step-by-step instructions on how to sign in here.
2. Submit written testimony. You can do this when you sign in. Simply hit “choose file” under step number four to upload a document with your testimony, or type your testimony into the provided box.
3. Consider attending the Judiciary hearing Thursday, 4/25 at 9:00am, in the State House, room 100, and testifying in support of the bill. We have step-by-step instructions on how to testify here. You can also reach out to us at cornerstone@nhcornerstone.org if you have any questions about the testifying process.
Earlier this year, a Milford mother gave a powerful testimony in support of HB 396 before the House Judiciary Committee. Sadly, her daughter’s story is just one of many that highlight the urgent need for HB 396 to protect the privacy and safety of Granite State girls. Click below to watch a one minute clip and please help amplify this story by reposting on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X.
Stop the State-Sanctioned Suicide Bill in the Senate
HB 1283, relative to end of life options, would implement state-sanctioned suicide for those facing an illness which a physician has predicted would be terminal within 6 months.
This bill has been scheduled for a public hearing in the Senate HHS Committee, Wednesday, April 24, at 10:00am in the State House, room 103. Cornerstone encourages you to attend the hearing and make your voice heard on this dangerous bill that would open up state-sanctioned suicide to an ever-widening pool of vulnerable individuals.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. Register your opposition of HB 1283 by signing in in opposition of the bill here. If you have trouble signing in, you can directly email your support of the bill to the full committee here.
You can find step-by-step instructions on how to sign in here.
2. Submit written testimony. You can do this when you sign in. Simply hit “choose file” under step number four to upload a document with your testimony, or type your testimony into the provided box.
3. Come testify in person. We have step-by-step instructions on how to testify here. You can also reach out to us at cornerstone@nhcornerstone.org if you have any questions about the testifying process.
During the House public hearing, we heard powerful personal testimonies in opposition to HB 1283 from members of the disability, suicide prevention, and brain injury communities, faith leaders, and more. Check out the highlights on Facebook, Twitter/X, or Instagram and share to amplify these voices.
We also heard alarming testimony in support of the bill, which we will likely hear again, with outrageous claims such as those who choose natural death die without dignity, and suicide itself, even in healthy individuals, can be a good and peaceful thing.
It is of vital importance that the HHS Committee hear from testifiers on the dangers of state-sanctioned suicide. However, the fight against state-sanctioned suicide is more than a single battle. It’s a marathon! We understand that some of our supporters are getting tired of all the calls to action and that they can’t answer every call. We discuss these challenges, offer encouragement, and wisdom gained during this legislative session in our new blog here.
SB 219, The Students First Act, is an important bill that, through a simple reporting requirement, will help crack down on sprawling and expensive school administration in New Hampshire to ensure that our education spending puts students and teachers first.
As amended by the Senate, SB 219 would require school districts to report six-figure salaries of diversity professionals and other high-paid administrators before school budget meetings.
These reports will prove to voters that they are being deceived. Despite decades of increasing school expenses around New Hampshire sold to us as directly benefiting our students, very little school tax increases are actually going to teacher pay. Instead, school districts are creating well-paid, left-wing administrative bureaucracies focused on expensive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and staffing, all at the expense of teachers and students. Example reports they don’t want you to see are up on our blog.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
This bill has been scheduled for an executive session in the House Education Committee on Monday, April 22 in the afternoon. During an executive session, the committee will vote to recommend the bill as OTP (ought to pass) or ITL (inexpedient to legislate). There is no opportunity for public testimony during this session.
We urge you to contact the House Education Committee to register your support of the bill and ask for an OTP recommendation. You can email the entire committee here.
