The Washington State Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee (WA Senate AWNP) considers issues relating to agricultural production, marketing, and sales. The committee looks at water issues, including water quantity and municipal water. The committee has oversight over matters relating to fish and wildlife, as well as mining, forest practices and forest fire protection. The committee also considers parks and recreation and issues relating to aquatic lands and the management of certain state owned lands.
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WA Senate AWNP - Committee Meeting (February 1, 2022) - SB 5951 - Public Hearing
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- Washington State Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources, and Parks Committee (WA Senate AWNP)
A bill requiring accuracy in CBD labeling was welcomed by hemp stakeholders, but dissent centered on definitions cribbed from another bill and whether the legislation was necessary.
The Week Ahead (January 31, 2022)
Policy committees rushed to recommend legislation ahead of the initial cutoff deadline on February 3rd, including bills on retail safety, cannabinoid regulation, and social equity.
The Week Ahead (February 1, 2021)
Six new relevant bills were introduced in the past week and several were already scheduled to be heard on local authority, social equity, and a cannabis commodity commission.
WA Legislature - Opposite House Cutoff (April 17, 2019)
Eleven cannabis-related bills have made it through both chambers of the legislature.
WA Senate AWNP - Committee Meeting (April 12, 2019) - HB 1401 - Executive Session
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- Washington State Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources, and Parks Committee (WA Senate AWNP)
On Friday morning April 12th, the Washington State Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources, and Parks Committee (WA Senate AWNP) hosted an executive session for HB 1401 without hosting a public hearing for the bill and two days after the committee report cutoff.