---
type: "Bill"
title: "adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law."
description: "adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 89"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 89 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne M. Vail"]
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/aa33fd0a-755c-4fd0-a5ce-d43e1fcb1b4d"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0084&sy=2021&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2021"
source_hash: "b76a72143a4162af6aa256292e2390a60a8402fe8f2b5aafede042065bc51ce3"
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 89 (2021) — adding qualifying medical conditions to the therapeutic use of cannabis law.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2021-0437h** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2021&id=2021-0437h&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass — **17–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Suzanne M. Vail — primary (person)
- Larry L. Laflamme — cosponsor (person)
- Max Abramson — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy Chase — 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. 34 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Public Hearing: 02/23/2021 09:00 am 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** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2021-0437h (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 18 P. 14 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Amendment # 2021-0437h: AA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 31
- **2021-04-07** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2021-0437h: MA VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 31 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Reconsider (Rep. Osborne): MF VV 04/07/2021 HJ 5 P. 50
- **2021-04-07** Introduced 04/01/2021 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 11 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Remote Hearing: 04/21/2021, 08:30 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** Sen. Daniels Moved to Remove HB 89 from the Consent Calendar; 04/29/2021; SJ 13
- **2021-04-29** Ought to Pass: RC 17Y-7N, 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 46; Eff: 06/24/2021 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa33fd0a-755c-4fd0-a5ce-d43e1fcb1b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).