The Washington State House Rules Committee (WA House RUL) considers all bills reported from policy and fiscal committees and determines whether, and in what order, to schedule their consideration on the floor of the House. The Rules Committee also reviews, adopts and schedules consideration of floor resolutions.
Washington State House Rules Committee
(WA House RUL)
Public
Observations
WA Legislature - Update
(February 13, 2025)
The House passed data dashboard legislation, action was deferred on two bills, and preliminary schedules for the final week before the first cutoff indicated many cannabis-related bills may be left behind.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 12, 2025)
The lab certification bill was advanced, new introductions were drying up before the first cutoff, two bills were positioned for execs on Wednesday, and the data dashboard bill could be passed by the House.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 6, 2025)
WSLCB data dashboard and patient data access bills were advanced before the preliminary schedule for next week was published detailing action on eight cannabis bills and two work sessions of interest.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 30, 2025)
A substantively changed WSLCB data dashboard bill was recommended out of committee, schedule changes included an additional 5 public hearings next week, and the DUI bill was up anew in the Senate.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 27, 2025)
Among 15 cannabis-related bills introduced, limited direct sales legislation was up for an initial public hearing in the Senate on Monday, the first cannabis bill to be considered in that chamber in 2025.
WA Legislature - Update
(March 1, 2024)
The “high THC” legislation was expanded in scope before passage in the Senate and the cannabis waste bill was passed in the House ahead of the deadline on Friday which three cannabis bills still had to make.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 29, 2024)
The WSDA testing lab accreditation bill was passed and two more cannabis bills were calendared for floor activity as the House of Origin Cutoff loomed on Friday.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 28, 2024)
Interest in advancing inactive legislation via budget proviso had been activated, the “high THC” bill was positioned for floor activity in the Senate, and floor sessions would continue in the push to sine die.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 27, 2024)
The THC tax study didn’t make it through the Opposite House Fiscal Committee Cutoff gateway, narrowing the list of active cannabis-related bills down to seven as legislators returned to floor sessions.
WA Senate WM - Committee Meeting
(February 22, 2024) - Summary
Senators decided the “high THC” bill was similar enough to a companion to skip a public hearing; all testimony on the bill to exempt patients from cannabis excise taxes was supportive.