HB191 Providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy without parental permission.
Providing criminal penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure or a termination of the minor's pregnancy without parental permission.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Harmful
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Fiscal note indicates indeterminable but likely costs to state and local judicial and correctional systems for prosecution, incarceration, and probation.
Your Community
Creates criminal liability for residents and organizations that assist minors in accessing medical procedures, potentially chilling community support networks and creating conflict within families and institutions.
Your Freedom
Substantially restricts the autonomy of unemancipated minors to access medical care and limits adults' ability to assist them without parental consent, even in cases where parental consent may be withheld or harmful.
Status
Sen. Gannon Refused to Accede to House Request for Committee of Conference, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 05/07/2026; Senate Journal 11
Voted Yes
16 R
Voted No
0 R + 8 D
Sponsor
Glenn Cordelli (R)
The Short Version
This bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor (escalating to Class B felony for repeat offenses) to transport an unemancipated minor within New Hampshire to obtain any surgical procedure or abortion without written parental consent. It applies broadly to all surgical procedures, not just abortion, and creates criminal liability for adults who help minors access medical care without parental permission, with narrow exceptions for parents, guardians, emergency medical personnel, and true medical emergencies.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Parents and legal guardians who wish to retain authority over minor children's medical decisions
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Unemancipated minors seeking medical procedures without parental consent
- ▼ Adults who assist minors in accessing medical care (teachers, counselors, relatives, mentors, clergy, healthcare workers outside emergency contexts)
- ▼ Organizations providing support services to minors
- ▼ State and local justice systems bearing prosecution and incarceration costs
- ▼ Minors in situations of parental abuse, neglect, or withholding of necessary medical care
Roll Call Detail (1 vote)
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Voted Yea (16)
Bill statuses as of October 7, 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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