New Hampshire · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 118: relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund; and permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 118 is a bill introduced in the New Hampshire Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: relative to the personal needs allowance of residents of nursing homes; making an appropriation to the department of health and human services for Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility staff; establishing the Hampstead hospital and residential treatment facility capital investment fund; and permitting qualifying patients and designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis for therapeutic use. Primary sponsor: Regina Birdsell (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 4, 2025): III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2025.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Birdsell | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 19 |
| Kevin Avard | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 12 |
| Wayne MacDonald | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | Rockingham 16 |
| Sue Prentiss | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 5 |
| Cindy Rosenwald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 13 |
| Lucy Weber | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | Cheshire 5 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2025
- II. Section 2 Effective 07/01/2025
- I. Section 1 Effective 01/01/2026
- Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0295
- Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64
- Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
- Conference Committee Report 2025-2847c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 2
- Conference Committee Report # 2025-2847c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
- Conference Committee Report # 2025-2847c Filed 06/19/2025; House Amendment + New Amendment HJ 17
- Conferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Telerski 06/18/2025 HJ 17 P. 25
- ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/18/2025, 12:00 pm, Room 100, SH
- Conferee Change: Rep. M. Pearson Replaces Rep. Kesselring 06/16/2025 HJ 17 P. 24
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