adding chronic pain to qualifying conditions under therapeutic use of cannabis.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Dec 28, 2016
Signed Jun 19, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2017 · House Mar 8, 2017
How they voted
18–5
Passed
Total votes 23
Apr 20, 2017
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican14
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 19, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 06/16/2017; Chapter 125; Eff. 8/15/2017
legislature
Apr 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Ought to Pass: RC 18Y-5N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
legislature
Apr 12, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/20/2017; SC 19
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced
Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 9
legislature
Mar 8, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (288-46-42)
house
Mar 8, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 0682h: MA RC 301-47 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 124
legislature
Feb 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
legislature
Feb 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/08/2017 (Vote 12-6; RC)
legislature
Dec 28, 2016
Introduced
Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 2 P. 18
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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