The Washington State Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee (WA Senate ENET) considers environmental issues including water quality, Puget Sound, the State Environmental Policy Act, the Shoreline Management Act, oil spill prevention, recycling and solid waste, toxic substances, and hazardous and toxic waste. The committee also deals with the regulation of telecommunications, as well as issues relating to the availability, productions and conservation of energy, climate change, nuclear waste, and technology.
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Observations
WA Legislature - Update
(February 3, 2023)
Legislators fielded hearings on “potency” bills and home cultivation before advancing patient legislation while a companion containing provisions affecting cannabis packaging was moved.
WA Legislature - Update
(February 1, 2023)
Legislators moved four bills forward and heard two more, cannabis packaging changes may be delegated to WSLCB, and a substantial new labor bill was prepared for introduction.
The Week Ahead
(January 30, 2023)
Hearings on WSLCB THC legislation, cannabis waste, advertising, low dose products, patient arrest protections, local override, home grow, and the fate of concentrates were all scheduled.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 26, 2023)
Interstate commerce was moved to the Senate floor, the policy committee in the senate planned to take action, two bills were set for introduction, and next week’s schedule was announced.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 18, 2023)
Interstate commerce legislation was advanced in the Senate but delayed in the House, and cannabis packaging law changes drew support from the advocates who showed up.
WA Legislature - Update
(January 17, 2023)
Legislators learned about low-THC beverages, would hear potentially significant cannabis packaging bills, and prepared to host executive sessions on interstate commerce legislation.