relative to annulling, resentencing, or discontinuing prosecution of certain cannabis offenses.
This bill allows people in New Hampshire to petition courts to erase arrest and conviction records for cannabis offenses, with automatic annulment for minor possession cases and a streamlined process for other related crimes once sentences are finished. It also enables individuals currently serving time for cannabis-related offenses to request re-sentencing to only the portion of their sentence they have already served, unless the prosecutor can prove the change would not be in the interests of justice. The legislation covers offenses involving cannabis or paraphernalia that would not have been crimes if marijuana were legal, and it waives all associated court fees for these petitions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 11, 2023
Last action May 16, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
277–79
Passed · 33 other
Total votes 389
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic193
88% Yea
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican194
54% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 9, 2024
Committee
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/16/2024, Vote 3-2; SC 19
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 8
upper
Mar 28, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (277-79-33)
house
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA RC 283-80 03/28/2024 HJ 10 P. 100
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/13/2024 (Vote 14-6; RC) HC 12 P. 21
lower
Dec 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 24
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jonah Wheeler
DDemocratic
Co
Alissandra Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Heath Howard
DDemocratic
Co
Renée Monteil
DDemocratic
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