HB 1650 — Requiring voter approval for local government prohibitions on cannabis businesses.

H-2406.1H-0824.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1650 State of Washington 68th Legislature 20242023 Regular Session By House Regulated Substances & Gaming (originally sponsored by Representatives Wylie and Kloba)Kloba READRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 01/23/24.01/27/23.

Referred to Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming.

reenacting and amending RCW 69.50.540;

(1) Beginning July 1, 2028,2027, a city, town, or county may prohibit the siting or operation of any business or facility to be used for the retail sale of cannabis products under this chapter only if:

and (c) The election is held on a date after July 1, 2024.2023.

1 SHBHB 1650 proposition, the prohibition takes effect on a date specified by the legislative authority that must be at least 30 days and no later than 60 days after the election.

2 SHBHB 1650 (6)This section does not extend powers to cities, towns, or counties beyond the power to prohibit the siting or operation of a business or facility to be used for the sale of cannabis.

RCW 69.50.540 and 20232022 c 470169 s 10152 and 2022 c 16 s 102 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

3 SHBHB 1650 associated with cannabis use, and does not solely advocate an abstinence-only approach;

4 SHBHB 1650 (h) $2,423,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $2,423,000 for fiscal year 2023 to the Washington state patrol for a drug enforcement task force;

(2) ((SubsectionsSubsections [Subsection])) Subsection (1)(a) through (g) of this section must be adjusted annually based on the United States bureau of labor statistics' consumer price index for the Seattle area.

(a) ((Fifty-two))Fifty-two 52 percent to the state basic health plan trust account to be administered by the Washington basic health plan administrator and used as provided under chapter 70.47 RCW;

(b) ((Eleven))Eleven 11 percent to the health care authority to:

(ii) Develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate programs and practices aimed at the prevention or reduction of maladaptive p.

5 SHBHB 1650 (ii) Develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate programs and practices aimed at the prevention or reduction of maladaptive substance use, substance use disorder, substance abuse or substance dependence, as these terms are defined in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, among middle school and high school-age students, whether as an explicit goal of a given program or practice or as a consistently corresponding effect of its implementation, mental health services for children and youth, and services for pregnant and parenting women.

and p.(d) Thirty-two percent must be deposited in the state general fund.

6p. SHB 1650 (d) ((Thirty-two)) 32 percent must be deposited in the state general fund.

6 HB 1650 (4) Until July 1, 2033,2032, an amount equivalent to the total cannabis excise taxes generated by retail outlets in cities, towns, and counties that, on the effective date of this section, have a ban or moratorium on the operation or siting of cannabis retailers and have no cannabis retailers operating in their jurisdiction, and that, after the effective date of this section, authorize cannabis retail activity in accordance with section 1 of this act, must be disbursed annually as follows:

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