HB 1386 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2076
01/04
HOUSE BILL 1386
SPONSORS: Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 21; Rep. DesMarais, Carr. 6; Rep. Chase, Straf. 18; Rep. Josephson, Graf. 11; Rep. Stack, Hills. 21; Rep. Conley, Straf. 13; Rep. Kenney, Straf. 6; Rep. Vail, Hills. 30
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits an employer from firing an employee solely because the employee has a positive drug test for cannabis if the employee is a qualified patient pursuant to New Hampshire's therapeutic cannabis program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2076
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section;Qualified Patient of New Hampshire's Therapeutic Cannabis Program. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 37-b the following new section:
275:37-c Qualified Patient of New Hampshire's Therapeutic Cannabis Program. No employer shall retaliate against any employee solely because the employee is a qualified patient of the New Hampshire therapeutic cannabis program under RSA 126-X and such person has a positive drug test indicating cannabis. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any employer to allow being impaired by cannabis products while at work. Employment where no cannabis is allowed shall be excluded from this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 5, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| March 4, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| Sept. 18, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
: Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation (Vote 17-0)
Sept. 18, 2020: Full Committee Work Session: 09/18/2020 10:00 am Members of the public may attend using this link: : https://www.zoom.us/j/97115570558 - Executive Session to Follow
March 12, 2020: Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 03/12/2020 HJ 8 P. 163
: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study (Vote 11-9; RC)
March 11, 2020: Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study for 03/11/2020 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 10 P. 66
March 4, 2020: Executive Session: 03/04/2020 10:00 am LOB 307
Feb. 25, 2020: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/25/2020 01:00 pm LOB 104
Feb. 5, 2020: Public Hearing: 02/05/2020 10:00 am LOB 307
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 1 P. 20