---
type: "Bill"
title: "establishing a commission to study the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana."
description: "establishing a commission to study the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 215"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 215 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-12-30"
last_action: "2017-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/798626ad-832e-4138-9cf6-ee317d221bf4"
source_url: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_Status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0210&sy=2017&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2017"
source_hash: "af3c08cf1c52da61c43c749c7628b3be5b145fd7aa5e024fecc8898890710071"
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 215 (2017) — establishing a commission to study the legalization, regulation, and taxation of marijuana.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2017-1978s** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2017&id=2017-1978s&txtFormat=amend)

## Votes

- Ought to Pass with Amendment — **15–8** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-30** Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Ways and Means HJ 2 P. 20 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Public Hearing: 02/01/2017 10:00 AM LOB 202
- **2017-02-15** Executive Session: 02/08/2017 LOB 202
- **2017-02-15** Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/08/2017 (Vote 18-1; CC) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 49 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Hearing: 04/11/2017, Room 100, SH, 11:00 am; SC 18
- **2017-05-25** Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1978s, 05/31/2017; SC 25 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-01** Committee Amendment # 2017-1978s, AA, VV; 05/31/2017; SJ 18
- **2017-06-01** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1978s, RC 15Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/31/2017; SJ 18 `passage`
- **2017-06-08** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1978s and Requests CofC (Rep. Major): MA DV 232-77 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 2
- **2017-06-08** Speaker Appoints: Reps. Abrami, Burns, Theberge, Walz 06/08/2017 HJ 18 P. 2
- **2017-06-08** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Gannon, Lasky; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
- **2017-06-08** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/14/2017 10:00 AM LOB 202
- **2017-06-15** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2017-2343c; 06/15/2017
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report # 2017-2343c, Adopted, VV; 06/22/2017; SJ 20
- **2017-06-22** Conference Committee Report 2343c: Adopted, VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 21
- **2017-07-03** Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
- **2017-07-05** Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 27
- **2017-07-20** Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 235; I. Sec. 2 eff. 11/2/2018 ; II. Rem. eff. 7/18/2017 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/798626ad-832e-4138-9cf6-ee317d221bf4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).