---
type: "Bill"
title: "relative to eligibility criteria for the therapeutic cannabis program and establishing a commission to study state-controlled sales of cannabis and relative to the prohibition on the sale of hemp products containing certain levels of THC."
description: "relative to eligibility criteria for the therapeutic cannabis program and establishing a commission to study state-controlled sales of cannabis and relative to the prohibition on the sale of hemp products containing certain levels of THC."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 611"
citation: "New Hampshire HB 611 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne M. Vail"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd80f796-8fa1-46c2-be18-383af14dca19"
source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=0367&sy=2023&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2023"
source_hash: "32b0e9b2582f4de5e124ee0f9a95b4a2e96e94ca0878dbe930cdf827ad315fc1"
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 611 (2023) — relative to eligibility criteria for the therapeutic cannabis program and establishing a commission to study state-controlled sales of cannabis and relative to the prohibition on the sale of hemp products containing certain levels of THC.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment #2023-2251e** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2023&id=2023-2251e&txtFormat=amend)

## Sponsors

- Suzanne M. Vail — primary (person)
- Christine Seibert — cosponsor (person)
- Wendy E. N Thomas — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 3 P. 22 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Public Hearing: 02/09/2023 01:00 pm LOB 201-203
- **2023-02-09** Executive Session: 02/15/2023 01:00 pm LOB 201-203
- **2023-02-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/15/2023 (Vote 20-0; 20-0) HC 12 P. 6 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-22** Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/22/2023 HJ 6 P. 9 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-07** Introduced 02/22/2023 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Hearing: 04/20/2023, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 18
- **2023-05-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/18/2023; SC 22A `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Sen. Bradley Floor Amendment # 2023-1930s, AA, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-05-18** Sen. Carson Floor Amendment # 2023-1893s, AA, VV; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-05-18** Ought to Pass with Amendments 2023-1930s and 2023-1893s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/18/2023; SJ 15 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-18** Without Objection, the Clerk is authorized to make technical and administrative corrections which are necessary to reflect the intent of the Senate, MA; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
- **2023-06-12** House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2023-1930s and 2023-1893s and Requests CofC (Reps. Layon, Hunt, Weber, J. Murphy): MA VV 06/08/2023 HJ 15 P. 75
- **2023-06-15** President Appoints: Senators Carson, Avard, Whitley; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-15** Sen. Carson Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/15/2023; SJ 19
- **2023-06-21** Conference Committee Meeting: 06/21/2023 11:00 am LOB 205-207
- **2023-06-22** Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2023-2230c; 06/29/2023
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report 2023-2230c: Adopted, VV 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 10
- **2023-06-29** Conference Committee Report # 2023-2230c, Adopted, VV; 06/29/2023; SJ 20
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2251e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-07-18** Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2023-2251e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-07-27** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/29/2023); SJ 20 `enrolled`
- **2023-07-28** Enrolled (in recess of) 06/29/2023 HJ 17 P. 18
- **2023-08-10** Signed by Governor Sununu 08/08/2023; Chapter 237; I. Sec 1-2+5-6 eff 10/7/23 II. Sec 4 eff 12/1/23 III. Sec 7 eff 10/7/24 IV. Rem eff 8/8/23 HJ 17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd80f796-8fa1-46c2-be18-383af14dca19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).