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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1692

HB 1692: Agriculture and farming

Concerning agriculture and farming.

Summary

  • Adds marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products to the list of farm products whose production constitutes an "agricultural activity" so as to be presumed reasonable and not a nuisance.
  • Provides that, for purposes of the nuisance statute, agricultural activities involving marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products must be considered to have been established as of the date they were licensed by the Liquor and Cannabis Board.
  • Excludes the sale of marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products from the business and occupations tax exemption for agricultural products.
  • Removes marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products from the scope of commodities whose production constitutes agricultural labor under the state unemployment compensation statute.
  • Removes marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products from the scope of commodities whose production is exempt from the state overtime statute.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1692), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 17, 2017
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Vincent Buys (R-42)
Introduced
January 26, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1692, SHB 1692

AN ACT Relating to agriculture and farming;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Vincent Buys (R-42)

8 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

David Sawyer D-29Mike Chapman D-24Cary Condotta R-12Derek Stanford D-1Kristine Lytton D-40Brandon Vick R-18Brian Blake D-19Joe Fitzgibbon D-34

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1692)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1692)
  3. Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. (SHB 1692)
  4. Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources.
  5. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1692)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1692)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1692)
  12. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  13. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 1692)
  14. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  15. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1692)
  16. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  17. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1692)
  18. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  19. AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1692)
  20. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1692)
  21. Minority; do not pass.
  22. AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  23. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1692 in other sessions

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

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