This week has been all floor action and Rules Committees sorting through bills. It is a section of the legislative process that is unpredictable, not particularly transparent, and in the works at all hours. This is the part where we do a lot of waiting and our contract lobbyist, Al Ralston, works all the angles to make sure our bills are pulled to the floor. We have 5 more days for legislation to get a vote and we are in decent shape. As of the writing of this update, we have three priority bills out of the house of origin, and two ready to be pulled to the floor.
We’ll keep you updated as legislation moves on social media and noses to the grindstone through the March 8th cut-off. We keep track on the leg website, but the most valuable tool we have is The Cannabis Observer website and slack. Thank you Gregory Foster and Bailey Hirshberg for your vigilance!
If you’d like to follow along with cannabis legislation as it develops, you can view our Bill Tracker HERE.
HB 1772 – Prohibiting products that combine alcohol and tetrahydrocannabinol
HB 1563 – Concerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis
In House Rules waiting to go on the floor calendar
SB 5069 – Allowing interstate cannabis agreements
E2SSB 5080 – Expanding and improving the social equity in cannabis program
ESSB 5123 – Concerning the employment of individuals who lawfully consume cannabis
SSB 5405 – Modifying the liquor and cannabis board’s subpoena authority
E2SSB 5367 – Concerning the regulation of products containing THC
In Senate Rules waiting to go on the floor calendar
Cannabis Research Commission
SSB 5546 – Establishing a Washington state cannabis commission
Patient Excise Tax
HB 1453 – Providing a tax exemption for medical cannabis patients
Arrest Protection
HB 1563 – Concerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis
Cannabis Waste
SB 5376 – Allowing the sale of cannabis waste
Interstate Commerce Trigger Bill
SB 5069 – Allowing interstate cannabis agreements
HB 1159 – Allowing interstate cannabis agreements
Social Equity
SSB 5080 – Expanding and improving the social equity in cannabis program
Cannabinoids
E2SSB 5367 – Concerning the regulation of products containing THC
Subpoena Power
SSB 5405 – Modifying the liquor and cannabis board’s subpoena authority
We are now coming up on the cut-off for house of origin on March 8th and until then it will mostly be floor action. We’ll be watching every day as we put pressure on legislators to bring our bills up for a floor vote. We don’t often know what will be considered until the morning of and we will keep you in the loop on social media as floor action is published.
3/9/23 House Regulated Substances and Gaming at 8:00a – Public Hearing
SSB 5405 – Modifying the liquor and cannabis board’s subpoena authority
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