---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to cannabis use during pregnancy."
description: "relative to cannabis use during pregnancy."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 163"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 163 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William M. Marsh"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90a787b8-ffda-447d-9130-98306147ebbd"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0012&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "66bdae634e5133a4fa6a9ed7ba16e8cc8856eadfa520c1e1d62d6e193da4041c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
---

# New Hampshire HB 163 (2021) — relative to cannabis use during pregnancy.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment #2021-0238h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0238h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- OTPA — **255–101** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William M. Marsh — primary (person)
- Bill G. Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Brodie S. Deshaies — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry L. Knirk — cosponsor (person)
- Karel A. Crawford — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick F. Abrami — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemarie Rung — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-04** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 37 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** Public Hearing: 02/02/2021 10:15 am Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/91285911171 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-02-10** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0238h (Vote 18-3; RC) HC 12 P. 29 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-10** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- **2021-02-25** Special Order to Regular Calendar of next Session day Without Objection HJ 4 P. 46
- **2021-04-08** Amendment # 2021-0238h: AA VV 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 78
- **2021-04-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0238h: MA RC 255-101 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 78 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Introduced 04/08/2021 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 12 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Remote Hearing: 04/21/2021, 08:45 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-04-22** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/29/2021; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Ought to Pass: RC 24Y-0N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/29/2021; SJ 13 `passage`
- **2021-05-17** Enrolled (in recess of) 04/09/2021 HJ 7 P. 104
- **2021-05-17** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/13/2021); SJ 16
- **2021-05-27** Signed by Governor Sununu 05/25/2021; Chapter 47; Eff: 07/24/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90a787b8-ffda-447d-9130-98306147ebbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).