BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2706

HB 2706: Marijuana/adult acquisition

Ensuring safe, responsible, and legal acquisition of marijuana by adults.

Summary

Creates civil infractions for people under 21 years old trying to purchase marijuana, entering marijuana shops, or representing themselves as older than age 21 in order to purchase marijuana.
Creates criminal penalties for assisting people under 21 years old to acquire marijuana.
Creates criminal penalties for producing and distributing false identification for age verification.
Defines acceptable forms of identification for age verification.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 2706), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to ensuring safe, responsible, and legal acquisition of marijuana by adults;

Passed February 17, 2014

Version voted on: SHB 2706

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	54	0	0	1
Republican	43	0	0	0

How each member voted

Mar 13, 2014By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 2706)
Feb 28, 2014Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2706)
Feb 28, 2014CL - Majority; do pass. (SHB 2706)
Feb 19, 2014First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. (SHB 2706)
Feb 17, 2014Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 2706)
Feb 17, 2014Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 2706)
Feb 17, 20141st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 2706)
Feb 17, 20141st substitute bill substituted.
Feb 14, 2014Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 2706)
Feb 14, 2014Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Feb 5, 2014Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2706)
Feb 5, 2014Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 3, 2014OVER - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2706)
Feb 3, 2014OVER - Executive action taken by committee.
Feb 3, 2014OVER - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Jan 28, 2014First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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