---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to the therapeutic cannabis program."
description: "relative to the therapeutic cannabis program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 605"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 605 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casey M. Conley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49e74c85-f71f-476d-afff-1c9a34d5f663"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0014&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "5b8d0a508e57e3576f95df6e467a54c90fef2ce4de122de3d4abc535ee871e48"
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 605 (2021) — relative to the therapeutic cannabis program.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-2052e** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-2052e&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Committee Amendment 1234s — **10–13** (fail) · upper
- Ought to Pass — **17–7** (pass) · upper
- Laid on Table — **18–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Casey M. Conley — primary (person)
- Dennis F. Acton — cosponsor (person)
- Melbourne R. Moran — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca J. McWilliams — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Renny Cushing — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Chase — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 56 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Public Hearing: 02/23/2021 01:00 pm Members of the public may attend using the following link:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/95885653389 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day (time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
- **2021-03-02** Executive Session: 03/02/2021 12:30 pm Members of the public may attend using the following links:To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/99282187833
- **2021-03-16** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0646h (Vote 17-3; RC) HC 18 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0645h
- **2021-04-08** Amendment # 2021-0646h: AA VV 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 91
- **2021-04-08** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0646h: MA VV 04/08/2021 HJ 6 P. 91 `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, 09:00 am; Links to join the hearing can be found in the Senate Calendar; SC 20
- **2021-04-28** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-1234s, 05/06/2021; SC 22 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-06** Committee Amendment # 2021-1234s, RC 10Y-13N, AF; 05/06/2021; SJ 14
- **2021-05-06** Sen. Bradley Moved Laid on Table, RC 18Y-5N, MA; 05/06/2021; SJ 14
- **2021-05-06** Pending Motion Ought to Pass; 05/06/2021; SJ 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Sen. Sherman Moved to Remove From Table, MA, VV; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-05-20** Sen. Sherman Floor Amendment # 2021-1603s, AA, VV; 05/20/2021; SJ 16
- **2021-05-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-1603s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/20/2021; SJ 16 `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/27/2021; SC 25A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-27** Ought to Pass: RC 17Y-7N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/27/2021; SJ 17 `passage`
- **2021-06-10** House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2021-1603s (Rep. M. Pearson): MA VV 06/10/2021 HJ 10 P. 12
- **2021-07-08** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2052e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-12** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2021-2052e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-07-21** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/24/2021); SJ 20
- **2021-07-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/24/2021
- **2021-08-16** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/10/2021; Chapter 193; I. Sec. 2 & 9 Eff: as provided in Sec. 10 II. Sec. 7/8/11/12 Eff: as provided in Sec. 13 III. Rem. Eff: 10/09/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49e74c85-f71f-476d-afff-1c9a34d5f663`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).