Washington State House of Representatives
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WA House - General Information
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WA House - 2023-24 - Introduction Reports
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081 - 1st Supplemental - v1 (Mar 30, 2023) [ Info ]
Observations
The Cannabis Alliance - March for Homegrow - 2023 - Speech - Shelley Kloba (August 27, 2023) - Summary
Following a march in Seattle, a legislative leader on cannabis shared how she became interested in sponsoring adult home growing legislation in Washington.
The Week Ahead (August 21, 2023)
WSLCB staff planned to accept comments on potential agency request legislation through the week which would end with a March for Homegrow in downtown Seattle.
WA Legislature - Update (May 17, 2023)
Legislators struck and passed pre-negotiated legislation reframing the relation of the criminal justice and behavioral health systems to substance use issues which the Governor signed the same day.
WA Legislature - Update (May 16, 2023)
The Governor provided insights about the revised “Blake fix” ahead of its release on Monday afternoon, prior to the convening of the first special session of the 68th Legislature.
The Week Ahead (May 15, 2023)
As finishing touches were made to wrap up 2023 regular session legislation, lawmakers would reconvene in special session to redress the State v. Blake decision and consequences.
WA Governor - Bill Action (May 1, 2023) - SB 5080
With broad effects on definitions, timelines, portability, and the number of cannabis licenses in the social equity program, the Governor called passage of SB 5080 “a really important deal.”
WSLCB - Board Caucus (April 25, 2023) - Summary
An update on the 2023 legislative session hinted at a potential special session to revise a Blake bill on drug use and treatment, then staff discussed input on the medical cannabis system.
The Week Ahead (April 24, 2023)
The Washington State Legislature adjourned sine die on Sunday, but failed to pass “a Blake fix bill” which would likely prompt the calling of a 30-day special session sometime before June 1st.
WA Legislature - Update (April 23, 2023)
The final day of the 2023 regular session would almost certainly include acceptance of the operating budget - but passage of the Blake response bill seemed more complicated.
WA Legislature - Update (April 22, 2023)
The biennium operating budget as revised by fiscal committee leadership from both chambers would be published on Saturday at noon, the second to last day of the 2023 regular session.