WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2322: Marijuana businesses

Prohibiting local governments from taking actions preventing or impeding the creation or operation of commercial marijuana businesses licensed by the liquor control board.

Summary

  • Requires that cities, counties, and towns (municipalities) not discriminate against state licensed, legal, marijuana-related businesses and that municipalities treat such businesses the same as any other business with respect to licensing, zoning, and land use regulations.
  • Authorizes the Liquor Control Board (LCB) to direct the State Treasurer to deny liquor related tax revenues to any municipality that discriminates against a state licensed, legal marijuana-related business by preventing or impeding it from locating within the jurisdictional boundaries of the municipality.
  • Requires that liquor related tax revenue disbursements be resumed if an offending municipality later becomes compliant with the non-discrimination requirements of the act.
  • Grants the State Treasurer with legal authority to withhold liquor revolving funds and liquor excise tax funds from municipalities that are noncompliant with the non-discrimination requirements of the act.

From the House Bill Analysis 2014 (HB 2322), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
David Sawyer (D-29)
Introduced
January 15, 2014 in the House
Last action
January 15, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting local governments from taking actions preventing or impeding the creation or operation of commercial marijuana businesses licensed by the liquor control board;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: David Sawyer (D-29)

10 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Cary Condotta R-12Sherry Appleton D-23Steve Kirby D-29Jake Fey D-27Jessyn Farrell D-46Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Senator D-22Chris Reykdal D-22Larry Springer D-45Cindy Ryu D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2322 in other sessions

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