New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 3 D cosponsors

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.

Last action — III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte (Republican) on August 04, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. III. Remainder Effective 06/30/2025

  2. II. Section 2 Effective 07/01/2025

  3. I. Section 1 Effective 01/01/2026

  4. Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0295

  5. Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64

  6. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18

  7. Conference Committee Report 2025-2847c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 2

  8. Conference Committee Report # 2025-2847c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17

  9. Conference Committee Report # 2025-2847c Filed 06/19/2025; House Amendment + New Amendment HJ 17

  10. Conferee Change: Rep. S. Smith Replaces Rep. Telerski 06/18/2025 HJ 17 P. 25

  11. ==RECONVENE== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/18/2025, 12:00 pm, Room 100, SH

  12. Conferee Change: Rep. M. Pearson Replaces Rep. Kesselring 06/16/2025 HJ 17 P. 24

  13. Conferee Change: Rep. Telerski Replaces Rep. Weber 06/13/2025 HJ 17 P. 22

  14. ==RECESSED== Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/16/2025, 11:00 am, Room 103, SH

  15. Speaker Appoints: Reps. W. MacDonald, Weber, Drew, Kesselring 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171

  16. House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171

  17. President Appoints: Senators Rochefort, Birdsell, Prentiss; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16

  18. Sen. Rochefort Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16

  19. Ought to Pass: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 155

  20. Amendment # 2025-2345h: AF DV 103-215 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 154

  21. Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2345h

  22. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 05/29/2025 (Vote 18-7; RC) HC 27 P. 21

  23. Executive Session: 05/22/2025 03:00 pm LOB 210-211

  24. Executive Session: 05/28/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211

  25. Division III Work Session: 05/20/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211

  26. Referred to Finance 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10

  27. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1871h: MA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 10

  28. Amendment # 2025-1871h (NT): AA VV 05/08/2025 HJ 14 P. 7

  29. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1871h (NT) 04/30/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 23 P. 8

  30. Executive Session: 04/30/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207

  31. Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 11:00 am LOB 301-303

  32. Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 11 P. 111

  33. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0941s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/20/2025; SJ 8

  34. Committee Amendment # 2025-0941s, AA, VV; 03/20/2025; SJ 8

  35. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0941s, 03/20/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 13

  36. Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0529s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  37. Committee Amendment # 2025-0529s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6

  38. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0529s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11

  39. Hearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:15 am, on proposed amendment # 2025-0295s; SC 10

  40. Hearing: 02/19/2025, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 10

  41. Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 3

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 409 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (409)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 118?
SB 118 is sponsored by Lucy Weber (Democrat), Regina Birdsell (Republican), Kevin Avard (Republican), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), and Wayne MacDonald (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 118?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.
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