HB 75 New Hampshire House · 2025 Regular Session

legalizing cannabis for persons 21 years of age or older.

HB 75 proposed legalizing cannabis use for adults aged 21 and older in the state. The bill would have allowed adults to possess, use, and potentially purchase cannabis under regulated conditions, directly affecting residents who are 21 or older. However, the bill was deemed "inexpedient to legislate" by the committee (April 2, 2025) and later tabled by the Senate (April 17, 2025), effectively halting its progress for this session. The bill remains pending but is not currently active or law.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2024 Last action Nov 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

76124
Failed · 21 other
Total votes 221
Feb 20, 2025
D Democratic106
13 Yea 81 Nay 12
76% Nay
I Independent2
1 Nay 1
50% Nay
R Republican113
63 Yea 42 Nay 8
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/17/2025, Vote 3-1; SC 17
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (76-124-21)
house
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 31
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/29/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 12 P. 14
lower
Dec 23, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 4
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Kevin Verville
Kevin Verville
RRepublican
NH
Rockingham 2