Veterans and Legal Affairs committee opens, schedules hearings on cannabis and nonprofit raffles and work sessions on nonprofit gaming

The Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs convened and announced two public hearings — one on cannabis and one on nonprofit raffles — and three work sessions regarding nonprofit gaming, according to the meeting opening in the transcript. The transcript does not specify dates, times or formal votes related to those items.

Committee members present introduced themselves at the start of the session. Named legislators who appear in the transcript include Representative Annie Graham (House District 105), Representative Sharon Frost (House District 58), Representative Quentin Chapman (District 88), Representative Ian Fredericks (House District 143), Representative Benjamin Himes (House District 38), Representative Laura Cipeka (District 22), Representative Mark Malin (House District 133) and others. Michelle Hebert is identified as the committee clerk and Rachel Olsen as the committee analyst in the transcript.

During introductions a member asked for a brief floor comment referencing the group’s recent work at the State House; the transcript records that request but does not record substantive discussion on the announced agenda items. The clerk was identified as the distributor of testimony for the committee; the transcript does not include any submitted testimony text or scheduling details.

No motions, votes, or formal committee actions on the announced items appear in the provided transcript excerpt. The transcript records only the committee opening, member introductions and the chair’s statement that the session would include the two public hearings and three work sessions on nonprofit gaming. Further specifics — including hearing dates, bill numbers, or materials to be considered — are not specified in the excerpt.