Washington State Senate
(WA Senate)

Public
Observations
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 29, 2025)
Four public hearings on Tuesday evidenced the complexity of cannabis policymaking, Republicans were eyeing excise tax revenue, and legislation may be advanced on WSLCB data dashboard development.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 28, 2025)
Senators heard an hour of largely supportive testimony on producer direct sales on Monday and representatives planned to host public hearings on three cannabis-related bills on Tuesday.
WA Senate LC - Committee Meeting
(January 27, 2025) - SB 5403 - Public Hearing
A supermajority of the 23 people who testified supported legislation to allow direct sale of cannabis flower by producers, although questions were raised about market impacts.
The Week Ahead
(January 27, 2024)
Six bills were scheduled for public hearings and three for executive sessions while regulators planned to take a second pass at product samples rules.
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
(January 24, 2025)
Bills introduced Thursday accrued co-sponsors, a scheduling shakeup was observed, and Friday offered an opportunity to learn how the Consumer Protection Act may be applicable in the cannabis sector.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 23, 2025)
Legislators advanced production unions in the House but deferred a production authority transfer before the schedule for the following week and details on four new cannabis-related bills were published.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 22, 2025)
Action on the data dashboard bill was deferred, cannabis came up in the impaired driving hearing, the production union bill may be amended, and a transfer of producer authority to WSDA seemed costly.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 21, 2025)
Home grow and direct sales bills were set for introduction, data dashboard legislation may be advanced, and officials would lead a work session on impaired driving before a public hearing in the House.