NH House to Consider Medicinal Marijuana, Speed Limit Increases

The elections are over and it is time for our elected officials to get to work.

We went through the current list of Legislative Service Requests (LSR) to see what bills are being considered by the New Hampshire General Court. These are the first notices the community has that a legislator is considering introducing a bill. 

There are little details to these bills as it is still very early in the process. When the text of the bill becomes available, the list of active bills will be updated to refer to the bill.

Here are some of the more interesting bills being considered by our New Hampshire lawmakers:

• Rep. John O’Connor (R) is sponsoring a bill to establish the potato as the state vegetable.
• Rep. Steve Vaillancourt (D) and Rep. Donald LeBrun (R) are both sponsoring bills relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Vaillancourt is also considering raising certain speed limits to 75 mph.
• Speaking of marijuana, Rep. Michael Garcia (D) is sponsoring a bill prohibiting the designation of industrial hemp as a controlled substance.
• Charles Weed (D) is sponsoring a bill to increase the beer tax in New Hampshire.
• Lenette Peterson (R) is sponsoring a bill that would prevent abortions when the heartbeat of the fetus can be detected.
• Al Baldasaro (R) is sponsoring a bill that would allow for Keno in New Hampshire.
• Frank Sapareto (R) is sponsoring a bill to repeal the prohibition on tinted glass in motor vehicles.
• Charles Townsend (D) is sponsoring a bill relative to the availability of hand sanitizer to patrons at restaurants. He is also considering a bill that prohibits certain state employees from wearing fragrances
• And in honor of New Hampshire’s only U.S. president, Dick Patten (D) is sponsoring a bill to establish Franklin Pierce Day.

A full list of Legislative Service Requests can be found on the New Hampshire General Court website.