HB 473 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
11March2015… 0496h
05/14/2015 1593s
2015 SESSION
15-0429
09/06
HOUSE BILL 473
AN ACT requiring the board of managers of the veterans’ home to adopt a policy relative to therapeutic use of cannabis by residents of the home.
SPONSORS: Rep. Moffett, Merr 9; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 5; Rep. Notter, Hills 21; Rep. Rollins, Sull 6; Rep. Ebel, Merr 5; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
AMENDED ANALYSIS
The bill requires the board of managers of the veterans’ home to adopt by rule a policy relative to therapeutic use of cannabis by residents of the home.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11March2015… 0496h
05/14/2015 1593s
15-0429
09/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT requiring the board of managers of the veterans’ home to adopt a policy relative to therapeutic use of cannabis by residents of the home.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Powers of Board; Rulemaking; Therapeutic Use of Cannabis Policy. Amend RSA 119:5 to read as follows:
119:5 Powers of Board.
I. The board shall have the custody and care of the property of the institution, shall make needed bylaws and shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to:
(a) The management of the veterans’ home [and for];
(b) The admission and discharge of residents[.] and
(c) A policy relative to therapeutic use of cannabis by residents.
II. The board shall do all things necessary to carry into effect the purposes for which the home was established.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.