relative to employment protection for participants in the therapeutic cannabis program.
This bill amends New Hampshire law to presume that patients registered in the state's therapeutic cannabis program have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to these patients unless doing so would cause significant difficulty or expense for the business. Additionally, the bill establishes a legal presumption that an employee using cannabis while on duty is a hardship for the employer, which could affect termination decisions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2022
Last action May 15, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: No Recommendation, 05/16/2024, Vote 2-2; SC 19
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 02/21/2024 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 6
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2405h: MA VV 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 61
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Introduced
Amendment # 2023-2405h: AA VV 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 61
lower
Nov 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-2405h 11/02/2023 (Vote 18-2; CC) HC 49 P. 17
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Full Committee Work Session: 06/23/2023 10:15 am LOB 305-307
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Retained in Committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Work Session: 03/02/2023 11:00 am LOB305-307
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Work Session: 02/16/2023 02:30 pm LOB 305-307
lower
Dec 23, 2022
Introduced
Introduced 01/04/2023 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sue Vail
DDemocratic
Co
Christine Seibert
DDemocratic
Co
Gaby Grossman
DDemocratic
Co
Jodi Newell
DDemocratic
Co
Wendy Thomas
DDemocratic
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