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HB 1446

providing that an individual's use of therapeutic cannabis shall not disqualify the individual from the purchase, ownership, or possession of a firearm.

Filed 2026 · Killed · Criminal Justice and Public Safety · Public and Mental Health

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StatusHOUSE
Introduced1/7/2026
Floor date2/5/2026
LSR number2753
Local government impactno
Committee codeH26

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Where it stands

Died when the session ended

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The bill was set aside during the session and never taken back up, so it died when the session ended.

Sponsors

Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1, Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19, Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29, Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4, Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13, Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1, Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
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What happened

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Votes

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Lay HB1446 on Table (Rep. H. Howard)

February 5, 2026 · House · 318–8, adopted

Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

Remove From Table

March 26, 2026 · House · 81–270, failed

Votes by party
PartyYesNoPresidingExcusedAbsent
Republican351541187
Democrat461160105
Independent00001
Total8127012813
Yes — 81
  • Aldrich, Glen(R) Belk 6
  • Alexander, Joe(R) Hills 29
  • Bailey, Glenn(R) Straf 2
  • Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1
  • Berezhny, Lex(R) Graf 11
  • Berry, Ross(R) Hills 44
  • Bolton, Bill(D) Graf 8
  • Boudman, Bobbi(D) Carr 7
  • Bricchi, Tracy(D) Merr 15
  • Bridle, Nicholas(R) Rock 29
  • Brown, Richard(R) Carr 8
  • Budathoki, Suraj(D) Hillsborough 40
  • Butler, Billie(D) Straf 12
  • Colby, Eleana(D) Merr 9
  • Darby, Will(D) Hills 11
  • Drew, Matt(R) Hills 19
  • Dupont, Pierre(R) Hills 20
  • Farrington, Samuel(R) Straf 8
  • Foss, Lily(D) Hills 41
  • Gallager, Eric(D) Merr 20
  • Georges, Mary(D) Hills 23
  • Giasson, Henry(R) Hills 29
  • Granger, Michael(R) Straf 2
  • Gregg, Alicia(D) Hills 7
  • Grill, Jessica(D) Hills 18
  • Harrington, Michael(R) Straf 18
  • Herbert, Christopher(D) Hills 24
  • Horrigan, Timothy(D) Straf 10
  • Howard, Heath(D) Straf 4
  • Jacobs, Samantha(D) Ches 15
  • Johnson, Erik(D) Straf 11
  • Juris, Louis(D) Hills 7
  • Kelley, Diane(R) Hills 32
  • King, Seth(R) Coos 4
  • Kofalt, Jim(R) Hills 32
  • Layon, Erica(R) Rock 13
  • LeClerc, Daniel(D) Hills 34
  • Lloyd, Christal(D) Hills 8
  • Mannion, Tom(R) Hills 1
  • McGuire, Carol(R) Merr 27
  • McGuire, Dan(R) Merr 14
  • Mehegan, Peter(R) Merr 12
  • Miller, Seth(D) Straf 21
  • Murray, Alissandra(D) Hills 20
  • Nagel, David(D) Belk 6
  • Newell, Jodi(D) Ches 4
  • Noble, Kristin(R) Hills 2
  • Paige, David(D) Carr 1
  • Palmer, William(D) Sull 2
  • Pearson, Wayne(D) Straf 12
  • Pitaro, Matthew(R) Merr 11
  • Plamondon, Marc(D) Hills 3
  • Polozov, Yury(R) Merr 10
  • Popovici-Muller, Daniel(R) Rock 17
  • Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19
  • Prout, Andrew(R) Hills 13
  • Raymond, Heather(D) Hills 5
  • Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
  • Roesener, James(D) Merr 22
  • Ryan, Linda(D) Hills 4
  • Sabourin dit Choinière, Matt(R) Rock 30
  • Sargent, Gregory(D) Merr 7
  • Schultz, Kris(D) Merr 29
  • Seibert, Christine(D) Hills 21
  • Selby, Donald(R) Rock 9
  • Selig, Loren(D) Straf 10
  • Sofikitis, Catherine(D) Hills 7
  • Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35
  • St. Clair, Charlie(D) Belknap 5
  • Suiter, John(R) Hills 36
  • Sullivan, Jared(D) Graf 2
  • Swanson, Dale(D) Hills 5
  • Tellez, Trinidad(D) Hills 40
  • Thomas, Wendy(D) Hills 12
  • Tudor, Paul(R) Rock 1
  • Vandecasteele, Susan(R) Rock 25
  • Wade, Alice(D) Straf 15
  • Warden, Mark(R) Hills 39
  • Wheeler, Jonah(D) Hills 33
  • Woodcock, Stephen(D) Carr 1
  • de Vries, Erica(D) Rock 29
No — 270
  • Almy, Susan(D) Graf 17
  • Ames, Dick(D) Ches 13
  • Ammon, Keith(R) Hills 42
  • Andrus, Louise(R) Merr 5
  • Aron, Judy(R) Sull 4
  • Aron, Michael(R) Sull 8
  • Aures, Cyril(R) Merr 13
  • Avellani, Lino(R) Carr 4
  • Aylward, Deborah(R) Merr 5
  • Balboni, Peggy(D) Rock 38
  • Baldwin, Heather(D) Graf 4
  • Ball, Lorie(R) Rock 25
  • Barbour, Liz(R) Hills 35
  • Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1
  • Bay, Luz(D) Straf 21
  • Belcher, Mike(R) Carr 4
  • Bennett, Cindy(R) Rock 4
  • Berch, Paul(D) Ches 6
  • Bergeron, Dan(D) Hills 16
  • Bernardy, JD(R) Rock 36
  • Bixby, Peter(D) Straf 13
  • Bjelobrk, Marie Louise(R) Graf 5
  • Boehm, Ralph(R) Hills 38
  • Bogert, Steven(R) Belk 5
  • Booras, Efstathia(D) Hills 8
  • Bordes, Mike(R) Belk 5
  • Boyd, Bill(R) Hills 12
  • Boyd, Stephen(R) Merr 10
  • Brown, Pam(R) Rock 14
  • Bryer, Scott(R) Rock 1
  • Burnham, Claudine(R) Straf 2
  • Burroughs, Anita(D) Carr 2
  • Burton, Wayne(D) Straf 10
  • Cahill, Michael(D) Rock 10
  • Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8
  • Chourasia, Manoj(D) Hills 11
  • Chretien, Suzanne(D) Hills 19
  • Cloutier, John(D) Sull 6
  • Coker, Matthew(R) Belk 2
  • Colcombe, Riché(R) Hills 30
  • Cole, Brian(R) Hills 26
  • Corcoran, Travis(R) Hills 28
  • Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15
  • Cornell, Patricia(D) Hills 22
  • Crawford, Karel(R) Carr 3
  • Creighton, James(R) Hills 30
  • Damon, Hope(D) Sull 8
  • Daniels, Gary(R) Hills 43
  • Dargie, Paul(D) Hills 43
  • Davis, Arnold(R) Coos 2
  • Davis, Fred(D) Hills 3
  • DeDe-Poulin, Denise(R) Straf 6
  • DeLemus, Susan(R) Straf 1
  • DeRoy, Susan(R) Straf 3
  • DeSimone, Debra(R) Rock 18
  • DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8
  • Devoid, Ricky(R) Merr 1
  • Dolan, Tom(R) Rock 16
  • Dolan, William(D) Hills 9
  • Donnelly, Tanya(R) Rock 25
  • Drago, Mike(R) Rock 4
  • Drye, Margaret(R) Sull 7
  • Dumont, Dillon(R) Hills 13
  • Dunn, Ron(R) Rock 16
  • Durkin, Sean(R) Coos 1
  • Ebel, Karen(D) Merr 7
  • Edgar, Michael(D) Rock 29
  • Edwards, Jess(R) Rock 31
  • Elberger, Susan(D) Hills 5
  • Erf, Keith(R) Hills 28
  • Faulkner, Barry(D) Ches 10
  • Fellows, Sallie(D) Graf 8
  • Flanagan, Jack(R) Hills 45
  • Foote, Charles(R) Rock 13
  • Ford, Mary(R) Rock 3
  • Fox, Dru(D) Ches 2
  • Foxx, Loren(D) Hills 2
  • Fracht, David(D) Graf 16
  • Franz, Linda(R) Graf 6
  • Gagne, Larry(R) Hills 16
  • Germana, Nicholas(D) Ches 15
  • Girard, Dale(R) Sull 6
  • Gorski, Ted(R) Hills 2
  • Gould, Linda(R) Hills 2
  • Grant, George(R) Sull 5
  • Griffin, Gerald(R) Hills 42
  • Grote, Jaci(D) Rockingham 24
  • Gruber, James(D) Ches 16
  • Grund, Stephanie(D) Hills 34
  • Guthrie, Joseph(R) Rock 15
  • Guzofski, James(R) Rock 1
  • Hakken-Phillips, Mary(D) Graf 12
  • Hall, Muriel(D) Merr 9
  • Hamblen, Joseph(R) Carr 3
  • Harb, Robert(R) Rock 20
  • Harriott-Gathright, Linda(D) Hills 10
  • Hartnett, Tim(D) Hillsborough 41
  • Harvey-Bolia, Juliet(R) Belk 3
  • Haskins, Linda(D) Rockingham 11
  • Hemingway, Wayne(R) Sull 6
  • Hicks, Matthew(D) Merr 24
  • Hill, Gregory(R) Merr 2
  • Howard, Molly(D) Hills 31
  • Howland, Allan(D) Straf 20
  • Hunt, John(R) Ches 14
  • Jack, Martin(D) Hills 10
  • Janigian, John(R) Rock 25
  • Jeudy, Jean(D) Hills 23
  • Jones, Philip(D) Ches 3
  • Kaczynski, Thomas(R) Straf 5
  • Karasinski, Sly(R) Ches 10
  • Kelly, Eileen(D) Merr 8
  • Kenny, Catherine(R) Hills 13
  • Kerwin, Erin(D) Hills 40
  • Khan, Aboul(R) Rock 30
  • Kluger, Lee Ann(D) Hills 6
  • Knab, Allison(D) Rock 12
  • Korzen, Lori(R) Coos 7
  • Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17
  • LaMontagne, Jessica(D) Straf 17
  • Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2
  • Ladd, Rick(R) Graf 5
  • Lane, Connie(D) Merr 16
  • Larochelle, John(D) Straf 19
  • Lascelles, Richard(R) Hills 14
  • Leapley, Nicole(D) Hills 22
  • Leishman, Peter(D) Hills 33
  • Levesque, Cassandra(D) Straf 4
  • Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32
  • Long, Patrick(D) Hills 26
  • Louis, Darrell(R) Graf 1
  • Love, David(R) Rock 13
  • Lovett, Peter(D) Graf 8
  • Lucas, Janet(D) Graf 7
  • Lundgren, David(R) Rock 16
  • Luneau, David(D) Merr 9
  • Lynn, Bob(R) Rock 17
  • MacDonald, John(R) Carr 6
  • MacDonald, Wayne(R) Rock 16
  • MacKenzie, Mark(D) Hills 40
  • Maggiore, Jim(D) Rock 23
  • Malloy, Dennis(D) Rock 24
  • Mandelbaum, Jennifer(D) Rock 21
  • Mannion, Dennis(R) Rock 25
  • Manos, Zoe(D) Rock 12
  • Markell, Jay(R) Rock 18
  • Mattson, Rita(R) Ches 18
  • Mazur, Lisa(R) Hills 44
  • McAleer, Chris(D) Carr 2
  • McDonnell, Valerie(R) Rock 25
  • McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35
  • McGrath, Linda(R) Rock 40
  • McMahon, Charles(R) Rock 17
  • Melvin, Charles(R) Rock 20
  • Meuse, David(D) Rock 37
  • Miles, Julie(R) Hills 12
  • Milz, David(R) Rock 13
  • Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7
  • Minor, Sheri(R) Belk 5
  • Moffett, Michael(R) Merr 4
  • Mooney, Maureen(R) Hills 12
  • Morency, Pete(R) Coos 5
  • Morton, Jonathan(R) Hillsborough 39
  • Muns, Chris(D) Rock 29
  • Murphy, Denis(R) Ches 11
  • Murphy, Mary(R) Hills 27
  • Murphy, Nancy(D) Hills 12
  • Murray, Kate(D) Rockingham 22
  • Murray, Megan(D) Hills 37
  • Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4
  • Nalevanko, Rich(R) Ches 9
  • Nelson, Jodi(R) Rock 13
  • Newman, Ray(D) Hills 4
  • Newman, Sue(D) Hills 4
  • Newsom, James(D) Merr 9
  • Notter, Jeanine(R) Hills 12
  • O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7
  • Ohm, Bill(R) Hills 10
  • Oppel, Thomas(D) Grafton 9
  • Osborne, Jason(R) Rock 2
  • Ouellet, Mike(R) Coos 3
  • Paige, Mark(D) Rock 11
  • Paquette, Kathleen(R) Hills 25
  • Parshall, Lucius(D) Ches 8
  • Pauer, Diane(R) Hills 36
  • Payeur, Stephanie(D) Merr 8
  • Pearson, Mark(R) Rock 34
  • Pearson, Stephen(R) Rock 13
  • Peeples, Raymond(R) Hills 14
  • Perez, Kristine(R) Rock 16
  • Petrigno, Peter(D) Hills 43
  • Ploszaj, Tom(R) Belk 1
  • Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19
  • Post, Lisa(R) Hills 42
  • Potucek, John(R) Rock 13
  • Preece, David(D) Hills 17
  • Presa, Adam(R) Hills 12
  • Proulx, Mark(R) Hills 15
  • Prudhomme-O'Brien, Katherine(R) Rock 13
  • Qualey, James(R) Ches 18
  • Raynolds, Ned(D) Rock 39
  • Reinfurt, Sherri(R) Hills 29
  • Rhodes, Jennifer(R) Ches 17
  • Rice, Kimberly(R) Hills 38
  • Richards, Beth(D) Merr 17
  • Rockmore, Ellen(D) Graf 12
  • Rollins, Skip(R) Sull 3
  • Rombeau, Catherine(D) Hills 2
  • Rung, Rosemarie(D) Hills 12
  • Salvi, Santosh(D) Hills 9
  • Schamberg, Thomas(D) Merr 6
  • Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
  • Schmidt, Peter(D) Straf 14
  • Schneller, John(R) Hills 2
  • Scully, Kevin(R) Hills 8
  • Seaworth, Brian(R) Merr 12
  • See, Alvin(R) Merr 26
  • Sellers, John(R) Graf 10
  • Sheehan, Vanessa(R) Hills 43
  • Simpson, Alexis(D) Rock 33
  • Sirois, Shane(R) Hills 32
  • Slottje, Jeremy(R) Hills 13
  • Smith, Geoffrey(D) Straf 21
  • Smith, Jonathan(R) Carr 5
  • Smith, Marjorie(D) Straf 10
  • Snodgrass, Jim(D) Merr 28
  • Sorensen, Carrie(D) Rock 28
  • Soucy, Timothy(D) Merr 21
  • Southworth, Thomas(D) Straf 11
  • Spahr, Terry(D) Graf 12
  • Spier, Carry(D) Hills 6
  • Spillane, James(R) Rock 2
  • Spilsbury, Walter(R) Sull 3
  • Staub, Kathy(D) Hills 25
  • Stavis, Laurel(D) Graf 13
  • Stone, John(D) Straf 12
  • Stringham, Jerry(D) Graf 3
  • Sullivan, Brian(D) Sull 1
  • Sweeney, Joe(R) Rock 25
  • Sykes, George(D) Graf 14
  • Sytek, John(R) Rock 25
  • Taylor, Brian(R) Carr 8
  • Telerski, Laura(D) Hills 11
  • Tenczar, Jeffrey(R) Hills 1
  • Terry, Paul(R) Belk 7
  • Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
  • Thomas, Douglas(R) Rock 16
  • Tierney, James(R) Coos 1
  • Tremblay, Marc(R) Coos 5
  • Tripp, Richard(R) Rock 13
  • Turcotte, Len(R) Straf 4
  • Turer, Eric(D) Rock 6
  • Ulery, Jordan(R) Hills 13
  • Vail, Suzanne(D) Hillsborough 6
  • Vallone, Mark(D) Rock 5
  • Veilleux, Daniel(D) Hills 34
  • Vose, Michael(R) Rockingham 5
  • Walker, David(R) Straf 19
  • Wall, Janet(D) Straf 11
  • Wallner, Mary Jane(D) Merr 19
  • Walsh, Lilli(R) Rock 15
  • Walsh, Thomas(R) Merr 10
  • Ward, Gerald(D) Rock 27
  • Weber, Lucy(D) Ches 5
  • Weinstein, Toni(D) Rock 10
  • Weyler, Kenneth(R) Rock 14
  • Wherry, Robert(R) Hills 13
  • Wilson, Vicki(R) Rock 9
  • Wood, Clayton(R) Merr 13
  • Woods, Gary(D) Merr 30
Presiding — 1
  • Smith, Steven(R) Sull 3
Excused — 28
  • Beauchemin, Paige(D) Hills 3
  • Buco, Thomas(D) Carr 1
  • Cambrils, Jose(R) Merr 4
  • Comtois, Barbara(R) Belk 7
  • England, Myles(D) Straf 12
  • Fedolfi, Jim(R) Hills 30
  • Freeman, Lisa(R) Belk 8
  • Gibbs, Merryl(D) Merr 23
  • Gilman, Julie(D) Rock 11
  • Grossman, Gaby(D) Rock 11
  • Hall, Robley(R) Straf 1
  • Harvey, Cathryn(D) Ches 6
  • Hegner, Karen(D) Hills 41
  • Kesselring, Steven(R) Hills 18
  • Leavitt, John(R) Merr 10
  • Mannion, Tim(R) Hills 1
  • Manohar, Sanjeev(D) Hills 9
  • McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18
  • McLean, Mark(R) Hills 15
  • Muirhead, Russell(D) Graf 12
  • Murphy, Michael(R) Coos 6
  • Packard, Sherman(R) Rock 16
  • Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6
  • Plante, Raymond(R) Merr 27
  • Roy, Terry(R) Rock 31
  • Summers, James(R) Rock 20
  • Thackston, Dick(R) Ches 12
  • Verville, Kevin(R) Rock 2
Absent — 13
  • Ankarberg, Aidan(I) Straf 7
  • DiSilvestro, Linda(D) Hills 17
  • Dumais, Russell(R) Belk 6
  • Gilmore, Gary(D) Straf 16
  • Gonzalez, Ernesto(R) Merr 3
  • Katsakiores, Phyllis(R) Rock 13
  • MacKay, James(D) Merr 18
  • Malone, Amy(D) Straf 9
  • Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3
  • Toner, Travis(R) Belk 4
  • Trottier, Douglas(R) Belk 8
  • Varney, Peter(R) Belk 7
  • Wilhelm, Matthew(D) Hills 21

Committee reports

Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.

Committee — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE

Rep. Mark Proulx

The committee opposes this bill because it would declare that legal use of therapeutic cannabis under New Hampshire law does not disqualify a person from purchasing, owning, or possessing firearms, even though federal law makes it a felony for any “unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” to possess firearms or ammunition. Marijuana remains a schedule I controlled substance under federal law, with no exception for stateapproved medical use. New Hampshire cannot override or nullify this federal prohibition, so the bill provides no real protection and instead lulls users into believing they can legally buy and keep guns when doing so remains a serious federal crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison, fines, and lifetime firearm disqualification. Passage of this bill would endanger New Hampshire citizens by encouraging therapeutic cannabis patients to complete federal background checks and purchase firearms, only to face federal felony prosecution if their cannabis use comes to light. Federal authorities, including the ATF and U.S. Attorneys, routinely enforce §922(g)(3) against statelegal medical marijuana users, as confirmed in ATF guidance and multiple prosecutions nationwide. A granite state resident who relies on this bill’s assurances could forfeit their Second Amendment rights forever upon a federal conviction, while facing asset forfeiture and employment barriers. The bill also undermines federal supremacy and risks provoking federal enforcement scrutiny on New Hampshire. States cannot license what federal law criminalizes, and similar statelevel attempts to protect medical cannabis users from federal firearms prohibitions have failed in court and drawn ATF warnings. Rather than misleading vulnerable citizens into felonious conduct, the legislature should inform them of the controlling federal reality and avoid creating a state statute that conflicts with national law and invites unnecessary legal challenges. Because this bill offers no practical benefit, fosters a dangerous illusion of state protection against federal law, and exposes New Hampshire therapeutic cannabis users to felony risks and permanent rights loss, the majority finds this bill to be misguided and injurious to the citizens it purports to help. Vote 12-0.

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