SB 462 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2252
05/09
SENATE BILL 462
SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that a qualifying patient's therapeutic use of cannabis shall not affect the individual's right to purchase, possess, and transfer firearms in accordance with New Hampshire 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2252
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Therapeutic Use of Cannabis Protections; Right to Purchase, Possess, and Transfer Firearms. Amend RSA 126-X:2 by inserting after paragraph XVII the following new paragraph:
XVIII. A qualifying patient's therapeutic use of cannabis in accordance with this chapter shall not affect the individual's right to purchase, possess, and transfer firearms in accordance with New Hampshire law.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 27, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
Jan. 21, 2026: Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 3
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1