New Hampshire 2017 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 640 — relative to the penalties for possession of marijuana.

Last action — Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 248; Eff. 9/16/2017

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 248; Eff. 9/16/2017

  2. Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 27

  3. Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20

  4. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2217e: AA VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 23

  5. Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2017-2217e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/22/2017); SJ 20

  6. House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1619s (Rep. Welch): MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 2

  7. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1619s, RC 17Y-6N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/11/2017; SJ 16

  8. Sen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2017-1693s, RC 4Y-19N, AF; 05/11/2017; SJ 16

  9. Special Order HB 640 to the beginning of the Judiciary Committee, Without Objection, MA; 05/11/2017; SJ 16

  10. Sen. Gannon Floor Amendment # 2017-1692s, RC 7Y-16N, AF; 05/11/2017; SJ 16

  11. Committee Amendment # 2017-1619s, RC 18Y-5N, AA; 05/11/2017; SJ 16

  12. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1619s, 05/11/2017; SC 22

  13. Hearing: 04/11/2017, Room 100, SH, 09:20 am; SC 18

  14. Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9

  15. Ought to Pass: MA RC 318-36 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 67

  16. Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/08/2017 (Vote 14-2; RC)

  17. Executive Session: 02/07/2017 LOB 204

  18. Public Hearing: 02/01/2017 01:00 PM Representatives Hall

  19. Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 23

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 415 not signed on · 57 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (415)

415 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed 17 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13400
Democrat 1000
Republican 3200
Total 17600
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Bette R Lasky — Yea
Bob J. Giuda — Nay
Chuck W Morse — Nay
Dan Feltes — Yea
Donna M. Soucy — Yea
Gary L. Daniels — Nay
Harold F. French — Yea
Jay Kahn — Yea
Jeb Bradley — Yea
Jeff Woodburn — Yea
John Reagan — Yea
Kevin A. Avard — Yea
Laurie J. Sanborn — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Martha Fuller Clark — Yea
Martha S. Hennessey — Yea
William Gannon — Nay
David Watters Democrat Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Nay

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Failed 4 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21500
Democrat 0100
Republican 2300
Total 41900
% of votes cast 17%83%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Bette R Lasky — Nay
Bob J. Giuda — Yea
Chuck W Morse — Nay
Dan Feltes — Nay
Donna M. Soucy — Nay
Gary L. Daniels — Nay
Harold F. French — Nay
Jay Kahn — Nay
Jeb Bradley — Nay
Jeff Woodburn — Nay
John Reagan — Nay
Kevin A. Avard — Nay
Laurie J. Sanborn — Nay
Lou D'Allesandro — Nay
Martha Fuller Clark — Nay
Martha S. Hennessey — Nay
William Gannon — Yea
David Watters Democrat Nay
Daniel Innis Republican Nay
James Gray Republican Nay
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Yea

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Failed 7 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41300
Democrat 0100
Republican 3200
Total 71600
% of votes cast 30%70%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Bette R Lasky — Nay
Bob J. Giuda — Yea
Chuck W Morse — Nay
Dan Feltes — Nay
Donna M. Soucy — Nay
Gary L. Daniels — Nay
Harold F. French — Nay
Jay Kahn — Nay
Jeb Bradley — Nay
Jeff Woodburn — Nay
John Reagan — Nay
Kevin A. Avard — Nay
Laurie J. Sanborn — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Martha Fuller Clark — Nay
Martha S. Hennessey — Nay
William Gannon — Yea
David Watters Democrat Nay
Daniel Innis Republican Nay
James Gray Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Yea

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Passed 18 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1000
Unaffiliated 13400
Republican 4100
Total 18500
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
Bette R Lasky — Yea
Bob J. Giuda — Nay
Chuck W Morse — Nay
Dan Feltes — Yea
Donna M. Soucy — Yea
Gary L. Daniels — Nay
Harold F. French — Yea
Jay Kahn — Yea
Jeb Bradley — Yea
Jeff Woodburn — Yea
John Reagan — Yea
Kevin A. Avard — Yea
Laurie J. Sanborn — Yea
Lou D'Allesandro — Yea
Martha Fuller Clark — Yea
Martha S. Hennessey — Yea
William Gannon — Nay
David Watters Democrat Yea
Daniel Innis Republican Yea
James Gray Republican Yea
Regina Birdsell Republican Yea
Ruth Ward Republican Nay
Sharon Carson Republican Yea

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OTP

Passed 318 Yea · 36 Nay · 38 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23128032
Democrat 42001
Republican 39705
Total 31235038
% of votes cast 81%9%0%10%
How each member voted (385)
Member Party Vote
Shawn N. Jasper — Not Voting
Daniel C. Itse — Yea
Steve D. Hellwig — Yea
Chip L. Rice — Yea
Gary S. Azarian — Not Voting
Joseph Stallcop — Yea
Anne Copp — Not Voting
Jessica Ayala — Yea
Alan J. Turcotte — Yea
Alfred P. Baldasaro — Yea
Allen W. Cook — Yea
Amanda Bouldin — Yea
Amanda Gourgue — Yea
Amelia Keane — Yea
Andrew A. White — Yea
Andrew Renzullo — Yea
Anthony J. Pellegrino — Nay
Armand D. Forest — Yea
Arthur E. Barnes — Yea
Barbara Biggie — Not Voting
Barbara E. Shaw — Yea
Barbara J. Griffin — Yea
Bart Fromuth — Yea
Benjamin C. Baroody — Yea
Beth Rodd — Not Voting
Betsey M. Farnham — Yea
Betsy McKinney — Yea
Betty I. Gay — Nay
Bill G. Nelson — Not Voting
Bill Kuch — Yea
Bing Judd — Not Voting
Bob Rimol — Yea
Bonnie D. Ham — Yea
Brad Bailey — Not Voting
Brandon Phinney — Not Voting
Brenda Willis — Yea
Brian J. Stone — Yea
Brian K. Chirichiello — Not Voting
Bruce L. Tatro — Yea
Caleb Q. Dyer — Not Voting
Carl W. Seidel — Nay
Carol R. Roberts — Yea
Caroletta C. Alicea — Yea
Carolyn Halstead — Yea
Carolyn L. Matthews — Nay
Carolyn M. Gargasz — Yea
Catt Sandler — Yea
Charlie Burns — Yea
Charlotte I. DiLorenzo — Yea
Chris Christensen — Yea
Chris True — Yea
Christy D. Bartlett — Yea
Chuck Grassie — Yea
Claire A. Rouillard — Yea
Clyde J. Carson — Yea
Connie Van Houten — Yea
Craig C. Moore — Yea
Dale R. Sprague — Yea
Dan Hynes — Yea
Daniel A. Donovan — Yea
Daniel A. Eaton — Yea
Daniel J. Sullivan — Yea
Dave Testerman — Nay
David A. Welch — Yea
David Doherty — Yea
David E. Cote — Yea
David J. Danielson — Yea
David K. Murotake — Yea
David Lisle — Not Voting
David M. Bates — Yea
David O. Huot — Yea
David R. Meader — Yea
David W. Binford — Nay
David W. Pierce — Yea
David Woolpert — Yea
Delmar D. Burridge — Yea
Dennis Green — Nay
Dennis H. Fields — Yea
Dianne E. Schuett — Yea
Dick W. Patten — Yea
Donald L. LeBrun — Nay
Donna Ellis — Yea
Douglas A. Ley — Yea
Douglas B. Long — Yea
Duane R. Brown — Not Voting
Ed Comeau — Yea
Edith Tucker — Yea
Edward A. Butler — Yea
Elizabeth Edwards — Yea
Elizabeth Ferreira — Yea
Eric I. Schleien — Not Voting
Erin T. Hennessey — Yea
Francis G. Chase — Yea
Francis Gauthier — Yea
Frank A. Byron — Yea
Frank H. McCarthy — Nay
Frank R. Kotowski — Not Voting
Frank V. Sapareto — Yea
Franklin W. Sterling — Yea
Fred Doucette — Yea
Gary S. Hopper — Yea
Gene G. Chandler — Yea
Gladys Johnsen — Yea
Glen Dickey — Yea
Glenn Cordelli — Nay
Gregory G. Smith — Yea
Hamilton R. Krans — Yea
Henry A. L. Parkhurst — Nay
Henry A. Marsh — Not Voting
Herbert D. Richardson — Yea
Herbert R. Vadney — Yea
Howard M. Moffett — Yea
Ivy C. Vann — Yea
J. Tracy Emerick — Yea
J.R. Hoell — Yea
Jacalyn L. Cilley — Yea
Jacqueline A. Cali-Pitts — Yea
James C. Webb — Yea
James F. Horgan — Not Voting
James L. Grenier — Yea
James P. Belanger — Yea
James W. McConnell — Yea
Jane E. Beaulieu — Yea
Janice E. Schmidt — Yea
Jason A. Janvrin — Yea
Jeffrey C. Salloway — Yea
Jeffrey P. Goley — Yea
Jerry Knirk — Yea
Jesse J. Martineau — Not Voting
Jim Nasser — Yea
Jody L. McNally — Nay
Joel Elber — Yea
Joelle Martin — Yea
John A. Burt — Yea
John A. Graham — Yea
John A. Mullen — Nay
John Bordenet — Yea
John E. Mann — Yea
John E. O'Day — Yea
John F. Klose — Nay
John Fothergill — Yea
John J. Manning — Yea
John J. O'Connor — Yea
John J. Valera — Yea
John Joseph Carr — Yea
John Lewicke — Yea
John R. Plumer — Not Voting
John T. O'Connor — Yea
Jonathan F. Manley — Yea
Joseph A. Pitre — Yea
Joseph M. Hagan — Yea
Josh Moore — Yea
Judith T. Spang — Yea
Karen C. Umberger — Yea
Katherine D. Rogers — Yea
Kathleen F. Souza — Not Voting
Kathleen M. Hoelzel — Nay
Kenneth N. Gidge — Yea
Kenneth S. Vincent — Yea
Kermit R. Williams — Yea
Kevin G. Maes — Yea
Kimberly A. Rice — Yea
Kurt F. Wuelper — Yea
Larry L. Laflamme — Yea
Latha D. Mangipudi — Yea
Laura C. Pantelakos — Yea
Laurie J. Sanborn — Yea
Lee Walker Oxenham — Yea
Linda A. Massimilla — Yea
Linda B. Kenison — Yea
Linda L. Tanner — Yea
Linn Opderbecke — Yea
Lisa M. Freeman — Yea
Lynne M. Ober — Yea
Marc Abear — Nay
Marjorie A. Porter — Yea
Marjorie J. Shepardson — Yea
Mark L. Proulx — Yea
Martin N. Bove — Yea
Mary Beth Walz — Yea
Mary C. Freitas — Yea
Mary E. Griffin — Nay
Mary Heath — Yea
Mary Jane Mulligan — Yea
Mary M. Allen — Nay
Mary Stuart Gile — Yea
Matthew Scruton — Nay
Matthew Spencer — Yea
Mel Myler — Yea
Michael A. Brewster — Yea
Michael B. O'Brien — Yea
Michael Costable — Yea
Michael D. Abbott — Yea
Michael J. Sylvia — Yea
Michael J.. McCarthy — Nay
Mindi F. Messmer — Yea
Natalie J. Wells — Yea
Neal M. Kurk — Yea
Nick Zaricki — Yea
Norman L. Major — Yea
Norman Silber — Yea
Pamela S. Gordon — Yea
Patricia A. Dowling — Yea
Patricia C. Higgins — Yea
Patricia S. Klee — Yea
Patricia T. Lovejoy — Yea
Paul J. Henle — Yea
Paul Somero — Nay
Paula Francese — Not Voting
Peter E. Torosian — Nay
Peter F. Somssich — Yea
Peter J. Spanos — Nay
Peter T. Hansen — Nay
Philip W. Bean — Yea
Polly Kent Campion — Yea
Raymond G. Gagnon — Yea
Raymond Howard — Yea
Rebecca McBeath — Not Voting
Reed A. Panasiti — Yea
Richard D. McNamara — Yea
Richard E. Gordon — Nay
Richard M. Abel — Yea
Richard Marple — Yea
Richard O'Leary — Yea
Richard W. Barry — Yea
Richard W. Hinch — Yea
Rick Christie — Yea
Rio H. Tilton — Nay
Robert A. Backus — Yea
Robert Hull — Yea
Robert J. Elliott — Nay
Robert J. L'Heureux — Nay
Robert L. Nigrello — Yea
Robert L. Theberge — Yea
Robert M. Fesh — Yea
Robert M. Walsh — Yea
Robert Renny Cushing — Yea
Robert V. Graham — Yea
Roger R. Berube — Not Voting
Roger W. Dontonville — Yea
Russell T. Ober — Yea
Ryan D. Smith — Yea
Sandra B. Keans — Yea
Scott Wallace — Not Voting
Sean D. Morrison — Not Voting
Shannon E. Chandley — Yea
Sharon Nordgren — Yea
Sherry Frost — Yea
Skip Berrien — Yea
Skip Cleaver — Yea
Skylar Boutin — Not Voting
Stephen Darrow — Yea
Stephen J. Schmidt — Yea
Stephen J. Shurtleff — Yea
Steve Negron — Yea
Steven J. Woitkun — Yea
Steven P. Beaudoin — Yea
Steven Rand — Yea
Susan GS Treleaven — Yea
Suzanne H. Gottling — Yea
Suzanne Harvey — Yea
Suzanne J. Smith — Yea
Tamara Le — Yea
Terry M. Wolf — Yea
Terry M. Wolf — Yea
Thomas Katsiantonis — Not Voting
Thomas L. Kaczynski — Yea
Thomas W. Laware — Yea
Tiffany Johnson — Yea
Timothy Fontneau — Yea
Timothy J. Smith — Yea
Timothy Josephson — Yea
Timothy L. Twombly — Yea
Timothy P. Lang — Yea
Travis Bennett — Yea
Troy Merner — Not Voting
Valerie Fraser — Not Voting
Vicki Schwaegler — Not Voting
Victoria L. Sullivan — Yea
Virginia O'Brien Irwin — Yea
Walter Kolodziej — Yea
Wayne T. Moynihan — Yea
Werner D. Horn — Yea
William A. Hatch — Yea
William A. Pearson — Yea
William G. Friel — Not Voting
William J. O'Neil — Not Voting
William M. Marsh — Yea
Yvonne D. Thomas — Yea
Yvonne M. Dean-Bailey — Yea
Zachary J Nutting — Yea
Barry Faulkner Democrat Yea
Beth Richards Democrat Yea
Catherine Sofikitis Democrat Yea
Cathryn Harvey Democrat Yea
Christopher Herbert Democrat Yea
Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Yea
David Luneau Democrat Yea
Debra Altschiller Democrat Yea
Dennis Malloy Democrat Yea
Dick Ames Democrat Yea
Donovan Fenton Democrat Yea
Ellen Read Democrat Not Voting
George Sykes Democrat Yea
Gerald Ward Democrat Yea
James MacKay Democrat Yea
James MacKay Democrat Yea
Janet Wall Democrat Yea
Jean Jeudy Democrat Yea
John Cloutier Democrat Yea
Julie Gilman Democrat Yea
Karen Ebel Democrat Yea
Kate Murray Democrat Yea
Linda DiSilvestro Democrat Yea
Lucy Weber Democrat Yea
Marjorie Smith Democrat Yea
Mark MacKenzie Democrat Yea
Martin Jack Democrat Yea
Mary Jane Wallner Democrat Yea
Michael Cahill Democrat Yea
Michael Edgar Democrat Yea
Pat Long Democrat Yea
Patricia Cornell Democrat Yea
Paul Berch Democrat Yea
Peter Bixby Democrat Yea
Peter Leishman Democrat Yea
Peter Schmidt Democrat Yea
Sue Newman Democrat Yea
Susan Almy Democrat Yea
Thomas Buco Democrat Yea
Thomas Southworth Democrat Yea
Timothy Horrigan Democrat Yea
Timothy Soucy Democrat Yea
Wayne Burton Democrat Yea
Aboul Khan Republican Yea
Andrew Prout Republican Yea
Barbara Comtois Republican Not Voting
Bill Ohm Republican Yea
Brian Seaworth Republican Yea
Carol McGuire Republican Yea
Charles McMahon Republican Not Voting
David Lundgren Republican Not Voting
David Milz Republican Yea
Debra DeSimone Republican Not Voting
Douglas Thomas Republican Yea
Gerald Griffin Republican Yea
Glen Aldrich Republican Yea
Gregory Hill Republican Yea
Howard Pearl Republican Yea
James Spillane Republican Yea
Jason Osborne Republican Yea
Jeanine Notter Republican Yea
Jess Edwards Republican Yea
Jim Fedolfi Republican Yea
John Hunt Republican Yea
John Janigian Republican Nay
John Leavitt Republican Yea
John Sytek Republican Yea
Jordan Ulery Republican Yea
Joseph Guthrie Republican Yea
Karel Crawford Republican Nay
Keith Ammon Republican Yea
Keith Murphy Republican Yea
Kenneth Weyler Republican Yea
Kevin Scully Republican Yea
Kevin Verville Republican Yea
Larry Gagne Republican Yea
Len Turcotte Republican Yea
Linda Gould Republican Nay
Lino Avellani Republican Yea
Mark McConkey Republican Yea
Mark Pearson Republican Nay
Michael Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Moffett Republican Nay
Michael Vose Republican Yea
Peter Varney Republican Not Voting
Phyllis Katsakiores Republican Yea
Richard Lascelles Republican Yea
Richard Tripp Republican Yea
Rick Ladd Republican Yea
Seth King Republican Yea
Sherman Packard Republican Yea
Skip Rollins Republican Nay
Steven Smith Republican Nay
Thomas Walsh Republican Yea

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