The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) was created in February 1970 after the Washington State Senate voted in favor of Senate Bill 1 and Governor Daniel Evans signed the bill into law. The bill authorized the consolidation of four existing state agencies to create the Department of Ecology, the first unified environmental protection agency in the nation, ahead of even the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Observations
WA Governor - Bill Action
(May 10, 2019) - Summary
Six cannabis-related bills are not yet signed into law.
WA House COG - Committee Meeting
(February 18, 2019) - Summary
The committee hosted two cannabis bill public hearings (HB 1963 and HB 2052) and passed two cannabis bills out of committee with “Do Pass” recommendations (HB 1236 and HB 1792).
WSLCB - Executive Management Team
(February 6, 2019) - Summary
Agency leadership shared a lengthy legislative update and tales from the North American Cannabis Summit.
WA House COG - Work Session
(December 3, 2018) - Summary
WA House COG was updated on WSLCB's, DOE's, and WSDA's cannabis programs and interim legislative studies.