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.
Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee
(WA Senate WM)
Public
Observations
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(March 1, 2022) - Legislative Affairs Update
Staff explained the session was “coming to an end” and discussed active legislation—including a new cannabinoid regulation bill–as well as budget provisos which could affect WSLCB.
The Week Ahead
(February 28, 2022)
Four synthesized cannabinoid regulation bills had been introduced after cutoff, cannabis-related amendments were in the operating budget, and new QC rules were imminent.
WSLCB - Board Caucus
(February 22, 2022) - Legislative Affairs Update
The agency’s top lobbyist reviewed legislative activity, diving deeper into a new cannabinoid regulation bill and work to salvage components of unsuccessful social equity legislation.
The Week Ahead
(February 21, 2022)
As the timeline for legislation became more compressed, committees crammed bills for action - while the WSLCB cannabinoid regulation bill was granted a second chance to NTIB.
The Week Ahead
(February 7, 2022)
After a brutal week for cannabis-related legislation which saw more than half rendered inactive, legislators prepared to undertake key debates on synthesized cannabinoids, community reinvestment, and social equity.
The Week Ahead
(January 10, 2022)
As the 2022 Washington state legislative session began on Monday, 12 cannabis-related bills had been pre-filed for introduction and 7 would be reintroduced from 2021.
WA Senate WM - Committee Meeting
(March 7, 2018) - HB 2334 - Public Hearing and Executive Session
On short notice, two speakers offered supportive remarks on legislation allowing CBD as a cannabis additive before committee passage, sending the bill unchanged to the floor hours later.
WA Senate WM - Committee Meeting
(April 5, 2021) - SB 5476 - Public Hearing
Repercussions from a court ruling which struck down state drug possession laws came into focus for lawmakers through sharply divided testimony around a proposed legislative response.
The Week Ahead
(April 5, 2021)
Legislators would take the week to debate, amend, and vote on legislation from the opposite chamber - but the list of active cannabis-related bills had grown shorter.
The Week Ahead
(March 29, 2021)
As budget activity ramped up, fiscal committees undertook the last week for consideration of most policy legislation - and several cannabis-related bills remained unscheduled at the start.