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NH SB465

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

William Gannon

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Classifies xylazine as a Schedule III controlled drug under New Hampshire's Controlled Drug Act (RSA 318-B)

  • Bypasses the standard rulemaking process by the Department of Health and Human Services commissioner for scheduling this substance

  • Effective date of January 1, 2027

  • Fiscal impact on state expenditures is indeterminable, with potential costs to judicial and correctional systems including prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole

  • County and local expenditures are also indeterminable due to the new criminal penalty implications

Legislative Description

Classifying xylazine as a schedule III controlled drug.

Last Action

Introduced (in recess of) 03/12/2026 and referred to Environment and Agriculture House Journal 8

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Environment and Agriculture3/16/2026
Judiciary11/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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