"I'm actually terrified for women in the state of New Hampshire for what's on the agenda," said Minority Leader Renny Cushing.
Later in the day, when another controversial abortion bill was moved up on the agenda without notice to Democrats, Cushing told Speaker Sherman Packard that Democrats would be going home.
"They blindsided us at the end of the day," Cushing said.
Democrats rushed the doors as they tried to deny a quorum of 199 members to continue the day's work.
At that point, Packard, a Republican, decided to lock the doors to try and maintain the quorum and keep members inside.