Bill Text: NH HB205 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to exempting veterans from certification fees for therapeutic cannabis.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-15 - Public Hearing: 01/22/2025 11:15 am Legislative Office Building 201 [HB205 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB205-Introduced.html
HB 205-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0250
05/09
HOUSE BILL 205-FN
AN ACT relative to exempting veterans from certification fees for therapeutic cannabis.
SPONSORS: Rep. H. Howard, Straf. 4; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Rep. Sabourin, Rock. 30; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill exempts veterans from application and renewal fees for participation in the therapeutic cannabis registry.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0250
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to exempting veterans from certification fees for therapeutic cannabis.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Therapeutic Cannabis Registry; Waiver of Application or Renewal Fees for Veterans. Amend RSA 126-X:4, I(b) to read as follows:
(b) An application or a renewal application accompanied by the application or renewal fee. A renewal application and fee shall not be required if the applicant receives an extension to the written certification previously issued for fewer than 3 years. A veteran of the United States armed forces shall be exempt from the application or renewal fee upon verification of the individual's status as a veteran in accordance with RSA 21:50, I(b).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0250
12/11/24
HB 205-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to exempting veterans from certification fees for therapeutic cannabis.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding, nor does it authorize new positions.
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | Application and fee revenue under RSA 126-X, relative to the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | Application and fee revenue under RSA 126-X, relative to the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill exempts veterans of the U.S. armed forces from patient application and renewal fees for the therapeutic cannabis program. Assuming 1,500 veteran patients (10 percent of the approximately 15,000 registered patients overall) and a $50 identification card that is valid for three years, the Department of Health and Human Services expects the bill will decrease application fee revenue by approximately $75,000 over each three-year period. Under the statutorily mandated self-funding structure of the Therapeutic Cannabis Program in RSA 126-X, this will in turn result in higher annual registration fees for Alternative Treatment Centers. The net fiscal impact will be $0.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Health and Human Services
