Status – Critical Update
NH SB557 — Threat: HIGH ALERT CRITICAL
Making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research. 
Committee vote / update
Latest Action
2026-04-15 | Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1473h 04/14/2026 (Vote 13-0; Consent Calendar)
Primary Sponsor
Sen Debra Altschiller (D, SD-024)
New History
2026-04-15 Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1473h 04/14/2026 (Vote 13-0; Consent Calendar)
Summary
Making synthetic and semisynthetic kratom illegal to prepare, distribute, manufacture, sell, possess, or advertise, with exceptions made for scientific research.
Sponsors
| Sen. Debra Altschiller [D] | Sen. David Watters [D] | Sen. Suzanne Prentiss [D] | Rep. Zoe Manos [D] |
| Rep. Nancy Murphy [D] |
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Chairman: Terry Roy
VChairman: Jennifer Rhodes
Clerk: Alissandra Murray
Committee Asst: Sarah Podraza
Researcher: Bradley Greenland
Location: GP Room 159
Phone: 603-271-3529
Committee Members:
Mark Proulx — Mark.Proulx@gc.nh.gov — (603) 669-7179
Richard Lascelles — richard.lascelles@gc.nh.gov — (603) 325-5523
Ricky Devoid — Rick.Devoid@gc.nh.gov — (603) 848-2551
Pete Morency — Peter.Morency@gc.nh.gov — (603) 752-7325
Kathleen Paquette — Kathleen.Paquette@gc.nh.gov — (603) 305-2774
Matt Sabourin dit Choinière — Matt.Sabourin@gc.nh.gov — (603) 519-5656
Linda Harriott-Gathright — linda.harriottgathright@gc.nh.gov — (603) 880-4537
David Meuse — david.meuse@gc.nh.gov — (603) 957-8436
Ray Newman — Ray.Newman@gc.nh.gov — (603) 880-8973
Nancy Murphy — Nancy.Murphy@gc.nh.gov — (603) 424-0254
Buzz Scherr — buzzfornh@gmail.com — (603) 498-6916Mark Proulx (R)
One thing to flag: for Buzz Scherr, I found both a public Gmail address and a separate listing that implies a gc.nh.gov address exists, but the public pages I could verify consistently showed buzzfornh@gmail.com and 603-498-6916, so that’s the contact I’d use first.