HB89 (2021) Detail

Adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law.


CHAPTER 46

HB 89-FN - FINAL VERSION

 

7Apr2021... 0437h

2021 SESSION

21-0084

11/04

 

HOUSE BILL 89-FN

 

AN ACT adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Vail, Hills. 30; Rep. Chase, Straf. 18; Rep. Laflamme, Coos 3; Rep. Abramson, Rock. 37

 

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill adds moderate to severe insomnia and autism spectrum disorder to the definition of "qualifying medical condition" for the purposes of the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes law.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

7Apr2021... 0437h 21-0084

11/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

 

AN ACT adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

46:1  Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions.  Amend RSA 126-X:1, IX(a)(2) to read as follows:

(2)  A severely debilitating or terminal medical condition or its treatment that has produced at least one of the following: elevated intraocular pressure, cachexia, chemotherapy-induced anorexia, wasting syndrome, agitation of Alzheimer's disease, severe pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects, constant or severe nausea, moderate to severe vomiting, seizures, [or] severe, persistent muscle spasms, or moderate to severe insomnia; or

46:2  New Subparagraphs; Use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes; Definitions.  Amend RSA 126-X:1, IX(b) by inserting after subparagraph (3) the following new subparagraphs:

(4) Autism spectrum disorder in adults 21 years of age or older.

(5) Autism spectrum disorder in people under 21 years of age with the requirement of a consultation with a certified provider of child and/or adolescent psychiatry, developmental pediatrics, or pediatric neurology, who confirms that the autism spectrum disorder has not responded to previously prescribed medication or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects and who supports certification for the use of therapeutic cannabis.

46:3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.

 

Approved: May 25, 2021

Effective Date: June 24, 2021

 

 

Links


Date Body Type
Feb. 23, 2021 House Hearing
House Floor Vote
April 21, 2021 Senate Hearing
April 29, 2021 Senate Floor Vote
April 21, 2021 Senate Hearing
April 29, 2021 Senate Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB89 Revision: 32533 Date: May 27, 2021, 10:43 a.m.
HB89 Revision: 32428 Date: April 29, 2021, 12:22 p.m.
HB89 Revision: 32299 Date: April 7, 2021, 10:44 a.m.
HB89 Revision: 33530 Date: March 2, 2021, 9:03 a.m.
HB89 Revision: 31379 Date: Jan. 4, 2021, 11:24 a.m.

Docket


May 25, 2021: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/25/2021; Chapter 46; Eff: 06/24/2021


May 27, 2021: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/25/2021; Chapter 46; Eff: 06/24/2021


April 9, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 104


May 17, 2021: Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 104


May 13, 2021: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/13/2021); SJ 16


May 17, 2021: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/13/2021); SJ 16


April 29, 2021: Ought to Pass: RC 17Y-7N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/29/2021; SJ 13


April 29, 2021: Ought to Pass: RC 17Y-7N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/29/2021; SJ 13


April 29, 2021: Sen. Daniels Moved to Remove HB 89 from the Consent Calendar; 04/29/2021; SJ 13


April 29, 2021: Sen. Daniels Moved to Remove HB 89 from the Consent Calendar; 04/29/2021; SJ 13


April 22, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/29/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21


April 29, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/29/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21


April 15, 2021: Remote Hearing: 04/21/2021, 08:30 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20


April 21, 2021: Remote Hearing: 04/21/2021, 08:30 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20


April 7, 2021: Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 11


April 1, 2021: Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 11


April 7, 2021: Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50


April 7, 2021: Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50


April 7, 2021: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0437h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 31


April 7, 2021: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0437h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 31


April 7, 2021: Amendment # 2021-0437h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 31


April 7, 2021: Amendment # 2021-0437h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 31


March 2, 2021: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0437h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 18 P. 14


: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0437h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 18 P. 14


Feb. 23, 2021: Public Hearing: 02/23/2021 09:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95885653389 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.


Jan. 6, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/06/2020 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs


Jan. 4, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 34


Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 34