The Washington State House Finance Committee (WA House FIN) considers issues relating to state and local revenues, such as increases or decreases in taxes, exemptions from taxes, and changes in the administration of taxes.
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Observations
WA Legislature - Update
(April 10, 2025)
The cannabis “agricultural worker” bill was quickly advanced to the Senate floor calendar by democratic leaders and the newly introduced THC excise tax bill gained a co-sponsor.
WA Legislature - Update
(April 9, 2025)
Production union legislation was advanced before the Tuesday cutoff and a new bill aimed to further increase costs for concentrates containing more than 35% THC in the most regressively taxed regulated market.
WA Legislature - Update
(March 27, 2025)
Reps heard two cannabis bills Wednesday deferring action on another; patient data legislation was calendared; preliminary schedules were published; and operating budgets were primed for amendment.
WA Legislature - Update
(March 26, 2025)
Legislators heard the omnibus, production unions, and data dashboard bills on Tuesday and planned to hear two more Wednesday in addition to moving legislation that could revise buffer zone measurement.
WA Legislature - Update
(March 25, 2025)
An unusual omnibus bill would be presented publicly on Tuesday along with the WSLCB data dashboard legislation and the production unionization bill before hearings on the freshly proposed operating budgets.
The Week Ahead
(March 24, 2025)
A busy week was planned for cannabis-related legislation and budgets at the legislature while the City of Lynnwood had fallen behind on an effort to open for retail businesses.
WA Legislature - Update
(March 20, 2025)
Legislators heard supportive testimony to revise buffer zones while committee schedules for the following week showed nearly all cannabis-related legislation and the operating budget would be considered.
WA Legislature - Update
(March 14, 2025)
As bills remaining through cutoff were shuffled between chambers, legislators in renewed committee meetings would hear from the newest WSLCB board member and outspoken agriculture researchers.
WA Legislature - Update
(March 13, 2025)
Following the advance of three cannabis bills before the House of Origin Cutoff on Wednesday, new omnibus legislation incorporating concepts from four bills was slated for introduction.
WA Legislature - Update
(March 3, 2025)
Nine cannabis-related bills remained active after the prior cutoff as legislators turned their attention to moving remaining legislation out of the chamber of origin over the following week and half.