HB 226 New Hampshire House · 2025 Regular Session

relative to the use of drug checking equipment.

HB 226 proposed legalizing the use of drug checking equipment at events to help reduce harm from drug use. It would have allowed organizations to test substances for dangerous contaminants, directly affecting harm reduction programs and event organizers. The bill was referred to committee, received a "Inexpedient to Legislate" report with a 3-2 vote, and was later tabled by the Senate without further action. It did not advance to a floor vote or become law.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 Last action Nov 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2025

How they voted

71114
Failed · 36 other
Total votes 221
Mar 26, 2025
D Democratic106
4 Yea 83 Nay 19
78% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican113
66 Yea 31 Nay 16
58% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 05/01/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 19
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 10
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (71-114-36)
house
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0624h: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 50
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-0624h: AA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 50
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0624h
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/05/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 17 P. 27
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 11
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors