A New Hampshire bill to ban recognition of out-of-state civil unions and marriages involving same-sex couples will receive a public hearing on Thursday, January 24, 2008.

The bill, H.B. 1415, would amend the recognition provision of New Hampshire’s new civil union law. The provision currently requires recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages and civil unions as civil unions for purposes of New Hampshire law. The bill would amend the provision to expressly forbid this recognition.

I have criticized the bill here, and my overview of New Hampshire’s conflicts law as it relates to same-sex unions is here.

The public hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. in LOB 206-208.