WA People
BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2060: Marijuana tax distributions

Requiring counties, cities, and towns to permit the operation of state licensed marijuana retail businesses in order to receive marijuana-related tax distributions.

Summary

  • Requires that by January 1, 2018, a municipality must have a fully operational state-licensed marijuana retailer within its jurisdictional boundaries in order to receive its share of marijuana excise tax revenues.
  • Establishes specified exemptions from the tax revenue forfeiture requirement for a municipality that has been unable to establish a local state-licensed marijuana retailer due to circumstances beyond the control of the municipality.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2060), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
David Taylor (R-15)
Introduced
February 9, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to requiring counties, cities, and towns to permit the operation of state licensed marijuana retail businesses in order to receive marijuana-related tax distributions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: David Taylor (R-15)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Appropriations.
  6. COG - Majority; do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2060 in other sessions

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

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