SB 159 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0978
01/06
SENATE BILL 159
AN ACT relative to qualifying medical conditions for the purposes of therapeutic cannabis.
SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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This bill adds Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to the definition of "qualifying medical conditions" for the purposes of therapeutic cannabis.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0978
01/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to qualifying medical conditions for the purposes of therapeutic cannabis.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions. Amend RSA 126-X:1, IX(a)(1) to read as follows:
(1) Cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, hepatitis C currently receiving antiviral treatment, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic pancreatitis, spinal cord injury or disease, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, lupus, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ulcerative colitis, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or one or more injuries that significantly interferes with daily activities as documented by the patient's provider; and
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 29, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 19, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| April 25, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| May 23, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| June 1, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
June 1, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 18
June 1, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 06/01/2017 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 26 P. 8
May 23, 2017: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/23/2017 11:15 AM LOB 205
April 25, 2017: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/25/2017 09:30 AM LOB 205
April 19, 2017: Public Hearing: 04/19/2017 11:00 AM LOB 205
March 23, 2017: Introduced 03/23/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 27
March 29, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/29/2017; SJ 11
March 29, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/29/2017; SC 16
March 20, 2017: Hearing: 03/20/2017, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 15
March 14, 2017: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 03/14/2017, Room 101, LOB, 01:00 pm; SC 14
Jan. 19, 2017: Introduced 01/19/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 5