Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 2 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 1159 — Allowing interstate cannabis agreements.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

31 added · 49 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of House Bill 1159 removes a section that required coordination to address past inequities related to cannabis prohibition and enforcement. This change simplifies the bill by focusing solely on the legal framework for interstate cannabis transfer without the additional responsibilities for ensuring equity. This matters because it may streamline the implementation of cannabis commerce between states, but it could also mean missing an opportunity to address historical injustices in the cannabis industry.

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H-1320.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1159 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By House Regulated Substances & Gaming (originally sponsored by Representatives Wylie and Stonier) READ FIRST TIME 02/16/23.
H-0375.1 HOUSE BILL 1159 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Representatives Wylie, Stonier, Couture, and Griffey Prefiled 01/06/23.
Read first time 01/09/23.
Referred to Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming.
1 SHB 1159 RCW 69.50.375, and by the state liquor and cannabis board under RCW 69.50.342, 69.50.345, and 69.50.348;
1 HB 1159 RCW 69.50.375, and by the state liquor and cannabis board under RCW 69.50.342, 69.50.345, and 69.50.348;
(4) The coordination and enforcement of plans and actions under this section must:
(4) For the purposes of this section:
(a) Be consistent with this state's policies and programs to redress inequities that exist from past cannabis prohibition and drug enforcement laws;
and (b) Include steps to ensure equity in the application of agreements at all levels and in all jurisdictions that may interact with the licensed and unlicensed production and sale of cannabis.
(5) For the purposes of this section:
(a) Provide written notice of the effective date of section 1 of this act to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of p.
(a) Provide written notice of the effective date of section 1 of this act to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the board;
2 SHB 1159 representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the board;
(c) Provide notice of the effective date of section 1 of this act to all licensed cannabis producers, processors, retailers, researchers, and transporters and to persons who have a pending application for such a license, and inform all such licensees and persons of how they may continue to be notified of activities related to interstate cannabis agreements as well as changes and proposed changes to laws and rules related to this section and section 1 of this act, including statutory changes identified in (b) of this subsection, rule changes identified in (d) of this subsection, and agreements entered under this section;
and p.
and (d) Adopt rules as necessary to authorize the sale, delivery, and receipt of cannabis in accordance with an agreement entered into under section 1 of this act.
2 HB 1159 (c) Adopt rules as necessary to authorize the sale, delivery, and receipt of cannabis in accordance with an agreement entered into under section 1 of this act.
3 SHB 1159
3 HB 1159
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Action History

  1. House Rules "X" file.

  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  4. Minority; do not pass.

  5. RSG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  6. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 4:00 PM.

  7. Public hearing in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming at 4:00 PM.

  8. First reading, referred to Regulated Substances & Gaming.

  9. Prefiled for introduction.

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

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Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1159?
HB 1159 is sponsored by Dan Griffey (Republican), Travis Couture (Republican), Monica Jurado Stonier (Democrat), and Sharon Wylie (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1159?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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