2025 Regular SessionNew Hampshire Legislature

HB198

Legislative Summary

Relative to legalizing certain quantities of cannabis and establishing penalties for the smoking or vaping of cannabis in public.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety House Journal 2 P. 10
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Public Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:30 pm Legislative Office Building 202-204
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Executive Session: 03/05/2025 10:00 am Legislative Office Building 202-204
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/05/2025 (Vote 9-7; Regular Calendar) House Calendar 17 P. 26
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Ought to Pass: Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 208-125 03/26/2025 House Journal 10
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; Senate Journal 10
Senate
4/10/2025
Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 100, State House, 01:40 pm; Senate Calendar 17
Senate
4/16/2025
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/01/2025, Vote 3-2; Senate Calendar 19
Senate

Roll Call Votes

OTP
3/26/2025
208
Yea
125
Nay
25
Not Voting
40
Absent
Result: PASSED
OTP
3/26/2025
208
Yea
125
Nay
19
Not Voting
46
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197043.3 KB