The Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee (WA Senate WM) considers the operating and capital budget bills and related legislation, including the authorization of state debt. The committee also deals with tax policy and other fiscal issues such as pension policy and compensation in addition to bills with operating budget fiscal impacts.
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Observations
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 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.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 28, 2025)
The retail signage legislation was advanced but it seemed likely four other cannabis-related bills would not make it through the House of Origin Fiscal Committee Cutoff gateway by the close of business Friday.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 27, 2025)
Cannabis-related legislation had mostly been paused ahead of the House of Origin Fiscal Committee Cutoff on Friday, but the cannabis retailer advertising bill was positioned for movement on Thursday.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 25, 2025)
The cannabis retail advertising bill was heard by a senate fiscal committee with an executive session already lined up, and the home grow bill would be heard by a fiscal committee in the House on Tuesday.
The Week Ahead
(February 24, 2024)
Of five cannabis-related bills requiring movement before the next cutoff, two were scheduled for initial hearings while the WSLCB Board planned to take up rulemaking on three projects.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 24, 2025)
Five more cannabis-related bills made it through the first cutoff bringing the total to 13, five of which must be moved by fiscal committees by the next gateway on Friday to continue onwards, including home grow.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 21, 2025)
The lab certification bill was passed in the House before a mishmash of amendments were published on seven cannabis-related bills up for executive sessions Friday morning in advance of the first cutoff.